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Fox found that, because she was so removed from the situation, listening came easy. She was trying to piece together what was going on, and she could only do so by hearing each wolf speak in turn. Peregrine was first, and he introduced them (Fox's own heart fluttering when she introduced her as his mate and co-Alpha). But it was his words that brought a crooked expression to her lips. With Junior standing right in front of him, he talked to her in third person. The longer Fox looked at the young DiSarinno, the more she was reminded of Bones. And as the words came from the two other females, Fox found herself nodding.

The young, fiery Alpha soaked it all in, letting silence hang over the group before she finally took her own turn to speak. She addressed Junior first. “You are no child,” she said, then turning to Peregrine. Her words were soft as not to ruffle his feather. “Even though you still see her as one.” Junior was almost half her way to being the age Fox had been when she took the reins of Swiftcurrent Creek. These two females were not a threat. They were not taking Junior away without her permission, nor did they seem to seek violence.

“When Bones came to me, some called her a child, too. I was a stranger to her at first, but she became family.” Bones was gone, now, taken back by a greedy parent who couldn't stand the thought of her daughter finding a new family that she liked better. This situation was different in many ways, but Fox knew that if Perry insisted that she stay, things would only swing further in that direction. “If this is what she wants, why stop her?” Perhaps Peregrine was worried that he would be replaced by these women. Little did Fox know that was exactly the reason Junior had run off in the first place.

Fox glanced briefly to the two strangers, but didn't feel the need to address them. She had no questions for them, and they had asked nothing of her. If Bones Junior wanted to go with them, there was no stopping her. And they looked nice enough... even if something about them did seem a bit off.