Mount Apikuni logistics

Fox wasn't sure she believed him about Willow (whom she assumed was the Alpha female beside him). It seemed that Perry's brother, the one that fathered Bones, was going to eventually take her, anyway. And where would that leave Peregrine? More importantly, where would that leave Fox. Her selfishness and ambition had not been dampened so much by her departure from the creek. “So you and I would be below them,” Fox grumbled under her breath. It seemed as if Peregrine trusted this Willow character an awful lot. Perhaps too much for Fox's tastes. But this was only the immediate future. Maybe, with enough time and convincing, Fox could eventually lead Peregrine away from the plateau. It was a long game, which was not her strong suit, but it felt like the only option.

“I will meet Lasher,” she said after several long minutes passed as they crept slowly toward the plateau, “but again, I guarantee nothing.” How would she even know if she liked him? What if he was a total weirdo? Little did she know, she'd already met him and had gotten along with him swimmingly. Fox's noncommittal remarks were becoming a trend.