Redhawk Caldera My heart is broken, my head is bowed

"You don't have to apologize to me, Blue Willow. You only ever did your best by my brother, as far as I saw. You stuck by him through all of those awful days when we weren't sure he'd come out of it." He paused. "Some things are just out of our control, no matter what we do," he murmured. Like death, he thought grimly, though he didn't voice this aloud.

A sad silence fell between them and Peregrine broke it at length to say, "If you'd like to stay here with me, you're welcome as long as you like." He could only imagine how painful it would be to return to the plateau, to the missing space in her den and the suddenly bleak future. "Temporarily or permanently, the caldera can be your home."