Redhawk Caldera Like whales beneath me diving down

The older male came to him, looking humble but unafraid. Peregrine favored him with a brief wag of his tail to show that he didn't intend to berate him. He then sat, motioning for Amon to do the same.

"We have some catching up to do. You were gone," he said almost conversationally. "Where did you go?"

Some wolves, like Finley, were Outriders who would leave for days at a time—but always with notice. Amon had disappeared without a word. The swarthy Alpha was glad he had returned but he wanted, needed, to understand the terms of his subordinate's departure.