Redhawk Caldera Signaling through the flames

Ragnar went on to reveal the broader breadth of his losses, which included the deaths of some dear friends and the loss of one of their offspring. Peregrine's mind immediately went to Pied and her bereft widower. He and Hawkeye had taken Saena and Pura in and raised them as their own children, particularly when Kisu had gradually faded from the picture. Losing one of those two would have been—would be—no different than losing one of his biological daughters. Had it been Saena or Pura, not Junior, who had nearly died only to be rescued by Ragnar and Thistle, he would have felt no differently on the matter. He could empathize, to make a long story short.

"You're absolutely right, Ragnar. Even if we know that it's inevitable to lose loved ones, be they young or old, it doesn't make it any easier. I'm sorry for your losses. And no one has all the answers, nor even most of them. If we did, we would not be wolves. We would be gods or whatever else," he mused with a swish of his tail. "If there's anything I can do for you, let me know."