Blacktail Deer Plateau Waking up

I made some assumptions here... just let me know if I need to make any edits.

A rustle in the brush made him turn his head just in time to see Tytonidae appear. Peregrine found it difficult to smile, though he reached out to her and nibbled at the tip of her ear even as she lapped at his chin. He had tried to keep his kids close and let them know how much he cared for them, yet Peregrine knew he'd been out it for some time now. He hadn't been emotionally available for them, which was wrong. He would do better, starting right now.

"Yes, I did. Would you like some?" he replied to her, then cocked his head slightly and looked at her with fresh eyes. She appeared sound enough, though he worried suddenly about whether she and her brother and sister were eating enough. "I'd like to share it with you," he added cajolingly.

Although he'd been so caught up in his own grief, he hadn't totally missed the various developments in his kids' behavior. Some of it, like Pura's blasphemous treatment of his sister's remains, had been thrust right under his nose, after all. He knew Ty was already very imaginative and that she'd purportedly included Osprey Jr. among her imaginary friends now. It was one of the reasons why he'd asked Dante to help counsel the three pups. As he waited for her answer, he wondered if it would manifest right now or whether she might already be moving beyond this phase of mourning.