Redhawk Caldera junebug

he explained and she softened. such earnestness could only be honesty. that was bronco in him, teya decided.
"i glad you home, honey," she chose to say first. "i not worry so much you went away as i worry you say nothing. when we are young, we want to travel. see things. go places."
a smile curved her mouth. "i glad you know brecheliant is still home even if you leave like that, ponyboy. always, always."
he was hardly a pup, but he was young. covered in blood; she mused this. "did ana say anything about where these islands are? and this — the thing that killed — did you see it?"