Blacktail Deer Plateau let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday

Peregrine's breath rushed out of him in a ragged whoosh. "You can see her," he repeated dumbly, watching as his daughters ran to greet Amelie. She isn't a mirage. He closed his eyes, savored that truth for a moment, then reopened them to find Blue Willow and Saēna arriving from different directions (in front of and behind him, respectively).

"Junior's al—back!" Peregrine blurted to them, unaware of his pale daughter's role in Osprey's rescue. He'd almost said alive but he didn't know if it was appropriate to let Osprey know they'd all presumed her dead, at least not right now. "We were wrong," he added simply, beaming at Blue Willow. He didn't even think of blaming her for the mistake; he was just so happy that it had been a mistake.

Overcome by emotion, Peregrine whooped and went around, planting a kiss on every wolf's face, including Saēna's (he was too overjoyed to notice her sulk). He then threw back his head and announced to the whole of the plateau, "Junior's back!" He wondered if some of the wolves here might think him mad or delusional, a thought which elicited a bark of giddy laughter.

After a few more celebratory smooches, Peregrine remembered that he'd left Fox at the foot of the plateau. He'd meant to call for Blue Willow and Atticus as soon as he set food on his home territory, then... well, this had happened. She was probably standing down there, wondering at the fuss and the delay. Despite pulling a quick oh shit! face, he couldn't stop grinning.

Running to the plateau's edge, he flagged down Fox and jerked his head, indicating that she should come hither. He then raced back to the small gathering and announced, "Willow, I'm going to call you and Atticus in a little bit to talk to you about something. Then I'm probably going to arrange a pack meeting or maybe a hunt to celebrate Osprey's return," he finished with a glowing smile before turning and heading toward the heart of the territory, Fox, Osprey Jr. and likely others presumably in tow.