Broken Antler Fen move along home

indeed, peregrine was not far behind; he never was when it came to phox. even at the expense of what little remained of his broken family, he had followed the man into the unknown — and then back again. surprisingly, he'd come out of it slightly more well-adjusted than before. not much, but any improvement to the perpetually angry boy's psyche was desperately needed.

as he trailed behind phox at a slight distance, he realized he felt more sad than angry. for some reason, he found himself missing @Vesper. they'd never been close; the opposite, in fact, as far as peregrine could remember. but she was his sister, and they'd been together for most of their lives — and now they weren't. it was more difficult to cope with than he'd realized it would be... but there was nothing for it. she was gone, along with phox's pack at the caldera. she'd left, just like peregrine had — and now they were lost to one another forever. at least, it felt that way to him.

written by kairos