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some part of him had wished fox's attack, but she seemed sated by his response to her. and in her turn, he saw the stomping-away of a mishandled child, and gave a low, audible chuckle at her immaturity as he paced in the opposite direction. perhaps peregrine had chosen fox for her youth, to be molded to his will, but that was one trait devoid in the spiteful little girl.

and so lasher went on his way, back toward his den and its wilting flowers. it was peregrine who would now make the final decision upon the children of himself and blue willow, but taltos would leave the seeking-out of the panther to fox.