Blacktail Deer Plateau PACKTIVITY — Then the quiet explosion

lasher watched the gathering swell, and at length peregrine spoke. his words brooked no nonsense, and though the panther was formal in his revelations, the delta noted the expressions upon his face. letting his eyes alight briefly upon fox, to whom he wished the best of all things, lasher's gaze drifted toward the willow. she had taken the news in such stride, though he wondered if that was a mere veil for her deeper thoughts.

lastly, he glanced in hawkeye's direction. taltos did not believe she would be jealous, not after the time that had passed. the emotions that flitted across her scarred face were minute, but tangible to one observant such as he, and he pulled his eyes away from her.

there would be some price to pay for fox's hasty elevation, of that he was certain.