Redhawk Caldera writing on the wall

“Hah!” Fox exclaimed when he mentioned Tempest. The girl had nearly witnessed yet another lovemaking session earlier that day, and it was a good thing she'd run off before the most awkward bit of sex Fox had ever had. Not that she was about to go spilling that to Elwood. That was more of a girl-talk sort of subject, even if she did consider Elwood one of her good friends. There were some things she simply wouldn't reveal to the opposite gender (aside from Peregrine, of course). “If she doesn’t know by now… I’m sure she’s too dull to back out.” Not that Fox wanted her to scurry away from the caldera... unless the girl brought trouble. In which case Fox would have no problem sending her packing.

“How has the Beta team been holding up in our absence?” Fox asked. The Alpha pair had been around, but not really here, so to speak. Fox had been immensely grateful that they'd had two Betas to deal with the everyday parts of packlife during the past week. She was pretty sure she would've bitten off any newcomer's face if they'd gotten anywhere close to her.