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Fox, too, was astonished by her mate's reaction to Lasher. While Fox did not think that she would ever be friends with her lover's former lover, she would not make things more difficult than they needed to be. Peregrine had been heartbroken when Lasher chose to move back to the plateau, and it had pained Fox to see him that way. To see him lash out like this was painful in its own way, and she took a step back, feeling the tension thick in the air. She found herself wanting to comfort Lasher just then, to let him know that Peregrine did not really mean the sharp words that he spoke, but she knew that she could not. Her place was by Peregrine's side, no matter how he happened to change.

She had missed the flutter of surprise and hurt that flushed Lasher's features for a moment, but was drawn to his voice when he spoke of Finley. She was alive, but injured. The story checked out, if only because Finley would be the type to go and do such a thing. Lasher also spoke of Peregrine's missing daughter, the only one who had not spit anger and malice toward her. But before any questions could be asked, before any clarification could be made, Lasher was disappearing into the landscape. Fox gave Peregrine a frantic look, wondering if either (or both) of them should go after him.