Blacktail Deer Plateau Dutiful To Duty

He made no reply, letting Mr. Dutiful (the nickname came to him and simply stuck) explain his moniker. It wasn't a particularly interesting story, though Peregrine didn't say this out loud, of course. He only spoke when the new subordinate inquired after his own name. His followed a convention too, albeit an entirely different one.

"It's short for Peregrine. My family has a bit of a bird theme going on," he said. "So, what brought you to the plateau?" he questioned in the next beat.