Redhawk Caldera the shadows under the world

While carefully trying to tiptoe around his own sort of minefield, Bronco tried to relieve some of the tension by giving Fennec space while making himself useful and heading to Towhee's den to check in on her and the kids. It'd only be another month or so, he figured, before he'd have his own nest of children to monitor, so he figured he ought to spend as much time with the existing munchkins while he had it. 

As always, he approached with care when he saw that the kids weren't outside the den. This might mean that they were napping, and he'd been told more than once before that he shouldn't awaken sleeping children. Hesitantly, he approached, sniffing silently to determine who was on babysitting duty when he noticed that it was neither Towhee nor Ruenna, but Reyes. 

A pang of guilt hit him. He hadn't exactly taken the time to get to know the guy, or even check him out after he'd rejoined with the Redhawks. There were a few others he had yet to get to know, but he excused himself a bit, considering that he was not busy hunting for more than just himself and Fennec. He wasn't sure how to feel about the guy, considering how wildly the opinions of him differed between his mother and Towhee. This guy was potentially the reason his mother had lost her last brain cell and left the pack, endangering his unborn siblings. Phox had still not returned, so he was left with the wild assumptions that something bad had potentially happened. Meerkat too had been pulled in on the quest- and so, the pack had lost three adults and however many children Niamh had been carrying...Partially because of this guy. 

But this guy was also his cousin. And the father of his new younger siblings. It made his brain hurt a bit to think about how exactly they were related. 

He didn't want to disturb the kids, who were quiet enough that they had to be sleeping- but he also didn't want to go straight back to his own den as he wanted to give Fennec some time to herself. So, he flopped down on the ground not far from the outside of the den so that he too could have a few moments of peace.