Heart of steel starts to grow

While Dante felt guilty for what had happened to Atticus, Osprey couldn't find any valid reason, why should he feel the way he did. There was no fault of his - people got up and left all the time. She had seen many of her siblings wander off in their own lives after they had reached adulthood. There had been pack members that had disappeared without a trait at Flightless falcons and they had had a very rational attitude about it. If you weren't careful, wilds swallowed you whole. That was it.

It may have been the lack of experience on Dante's side - the novelty of the situation had surprised him unprepared. So, Peregrine probably knew about this already. She was glad that she didn't need to be the bearer of the bad news again. Two times were quite enough for her. "I'll see, how I can help her through this, when she comes back," Osprey promised in a soft voice and looked tenderly at her alpha. "Don't feel bad for this - shit happens all the time. We can't let it bring us down every time."