Blacktail Deer Plateau The air between us

"Good," Peregrine replied soberly to Dante's quips. "Don't make me donkey punch you," he threatened wryly, completely oblivious to the sexual nature of the term. It just sounded funny to him.

Despite his ability to joke, the Alpha male still felt moody and decided that there was no reason to stick around and subject the new Beta to it now that he'd accomplished what he'd come here to do. "I've got some things to do, so I'll check in with you later. Have fun with the shiny new rank," he said in closing, winking at Dante and then prowling back toward the plateau's interior.