Redhawk Caldera and wound up at your door.

It turned out that Lilitu was far more of a tease than her mother. The moment Penn showed a similar interest in her as she'd been showing in him, she'd found a reason to dismiss him and excuse herself. He felt frustration and annoyance rise in him, but he tampered it and merely gave her a smile and accepting tilt of his head. Not for the first time, he wondered why girls thought men enjoyed it when they played hard to get. They do not.

"See you around, Lily," Penn replied with a smirk, watching her walk away. It was a nice view--he wouldn't mind seeing it again. Try as he might, though, his eyes couldn't help but drift past her to the forest beyond and his thoughts returned to where they had started. Only then did a thought come upon him so suddenly, so painfully, that it was like an anvil had been dropped into the pit of his stomach.

With Ibis gone, his kids were orphans.

His throat dry, his mind reeling with thoughts, Penn stood and wheeled away, running to try to leave them behind.