Blacktail Deer Plateau Clouds are sleeping

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Junior had been too busy lying low to know of her father's first brief visit to the plateau just a week ago. He hadn't called out to anyone and had ended up leaving almost immediately. She hadn't even learned of it secondhand, due to her limited socialization. Yet today was different. Peregrine actually howled, his familiar voice ringing out over the plateau and causing his black daughter to sit up from a dead sleep, abruptly wide awake.

She had heard about Finley through the grapevine, so she connected the dots. As Junior climbed onto her feet, she wondered if her father even wanted to see his kids or if he was only interested in his true pack mate. She missed him dearly, yet she suppressed this feeling and focused on her burgeoning feelings of anger and resentment. Why didn't he bother calling out to his pups? Did he even care to see them?

She found herself walking toward the borders, toying with the idea of forcing her company on him, whether or not he wanted it. Yet as she came closer and overheard his voice, as well as Blue Willow's and a less familiar masculine timbre, Junior's courage failed her. Suddenly, sadness washed through her. Her father really didn't care one way or the other, did he?

She trailed the party of three to her aunt's den, peeking through some foliage to watch as Peregrine greeted the injured Finley. Junior couldn't stomach the sight for long, however, and turned swiftly. Pura and Tytonidae were gone but @Saēna was still here. Naturally, Junior sought the company of her fellow deserted sibling. They could be orphans together.

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