Blacktail Deer Plateau So long, lonesome

Peregrine's head cocked as he absorbed Blue Willow's conditions. He'd been a bit surprised to learn the two she-wolves had swapped titles without his input, so to prevent this from happening again, he said, "If you feel like Fox needs to be demoted, speak to me first, please. I brought her here and promoted her into leadership. Not to mention, she's my mate. I will take responsibility for her in that sense."

The sound of Atticus swallowing his latest morsel drew Peregrine's eye and he picked up a fourth chunk of meat and inserted it between the other wolf's teeth. As soon as his own jaws were free again, he gave voice to a thought that suddenly found its way into his head. "Do you think you will wait for him, Willow? It's none of my business, really," he added hastily, "but I just... I want you to be happy. I know you'd like to be a mom and that there's a time limit on these things, unfortunately. And you weren't actually mated to my brother... I appreciate you looking after him, of course, but I hope that if you decide to move on, I can take care of him or we can ask the pack as a whole to help. I just don't want it all on you, at the price of your happiness."