i believe peregrine thrives with you beside him, lasher opined quietly. your strength and love has helped him through each difficult day. he felt that he himself had aided peregrine in some ways, though not in those that blue willow was able to provide his beloved devil.
ears swung forward as she began his education, marvelling at her extensive knowledge. to him it had been a simple matter of beauty, the golden blossoms; he was happy to know that they were useful as well as lovely to the willow. will you train another in your craft? he asked softly. surely knowledge so great as hers could not be harnessed solely in her heart; a young mind must be trained to carry it on and pass it down his or her own genealogy. she was young, yet; perhaps she would have a child whom she would entrust this wisdom.