Blacktail Deer Plateau Clouds are sleeping

He experienced both a stab of guilt and a sense of justice when Blue Willow reacted. For the moment, Peregrine resisted the urge to divulge any more details on that front. He fell into step with the Healer and their tagalong, Koda.

It was the first time he'd actually stepped on the plateau's soil since leaving that fateful day. He did not squander the opportunity to look around and drink in the sights and smells of his longtime home. With every step, his nostalgia grew. He hadn't realized how terribly he'd been missing the plateau until he was here. The thought of having to leave it again soon made him ache. He just wanted to stay.

He smelled Finley a few minutes before they arrived at the medic's den and Peregrine felt relief flood him. "I've come for you, wrestler of bears," he called out to her. He meant the words as playful reassurance, unaware that Finley thought she might be in big trouble.