Blacktail Deer Plateau broken bones

It was ironic that her father's mate would be her advocate. Junior stared at Fox, slightly taken aback, then realized that the Alpha female likely wasn't truly taking her side out of the goodness of her heart. She probably just wanted Junior out of the picture to make more room for her blue blooded progeny. The thought made the youth's ears spring backward in distaste and her eyes immediately cut away from her father's redheaded mate.

She was apprehensive about Peregrine's response to the two women's words. When he caught her eye, she gazed back at him, feeling the weight of his words in her heart. Junior's lips parted but she didn't dare interrupt him. She swallowed when he insulted Psamathe and she couldn't help but wonder how her sister-to-be would take such a querulous claim about her religion. Junior desperately hoped it wouldn't break out in an argument.

Junior had wanted to say goodbye to her siblings. Rather, she had wanted to talk to them and see if her sisters were interested in coming too. She realized now that it wasn't the time nor place for that. Besides, it would be rather horrible if she stole two more of Peregrine's cubs from the fold. She frowned when she realized she wouldn't get to wish them a personal farewell. And she didn't know if her dad would pass along a message, so she didn't dare ask. Junior would just have to come back on the sly sometime to speak to them.

He bade her goodbye, kissed her and turned to walk away. Wait... Junior thought, muscles twitching. Yet she didn't follow him. She stayed steady on her new course. Once he disappeared over the lip of the plateau, she turned, unaware that he stood overhead to watch. Bowing to her new queen, she suggested lightly, "Let's go home?"