Stavanger Bay Bless this morning year

The instant Ragnar materialized, Junior burst into motion, running to greet the white wolf. She bounded upward, nipping and licking at his chin, before whirling to pounce at the dusty pup that tagged behind him a moment later. Peregrine regarded this reunion with a small smile playing about his lips. It was evident to him that Osprey had been well loved during her stay here at the bay.

Ragnar came forward and spoke first. Peregrine lowered his head respectfully and answered, "I have no doubt of that. I came here to thank you and your wife for looking after my little girl. I don't think I know the words to express the depth of my gratitude to your pack and family. We..." He glanced sideways to make sure the two pups were distracted. They were busy wrestling. "We thought she was dead. We even found remains. Her return was a miracle for us."

The dark Alpha glanced at the children again. "Is that your son?" He hesitated, knowing that the little boy was almost certainly Crete's biological child. "They are cousins," he observed quietly, his eyes flicking back to Ragnar's face without meeting his eyes directly. "Is your wife around as well? I know she was there for the confrontation with the cougar. I wanted to make sure she was all right and thank her personally. I know Junior wants to speak to her too."