Blacktail Deer Plateau Last Resort [IC Joining]

He yawned rather widely, his mouth closing a moment later with a sharp click. Right at that moment, Hawkeye appeared above and began to make her way toward them. Oh, thank fuck, Peregrine thought, turning to face the Alpha female as she approached. Although he liked to think they shared a certain comical camaraderie, he lowered his head and flattened his ears out of respect, bumping her solidly on the chin when she came within reach.

"She's all yours," he said, preparing to trot back up the incline. He would probably return to his brothers' side.

Even as he began to move, he caught the look on Hawkeye's face and it momentarily baffled him. He stopped. Suddenly, he realized she must be ascertaining his wounds. Peregrine shrugged as if to say, It's no big deal. Aloud, he added, "Tell you later." Truthfully, he didn't think anything of the altercation. He'd taken care of it and that was that. As a wolf who paid no mind to the goings-on beyond his pack, he did not contemplate the possibility of warfare or any such thing.

With a parting wave of his tail and a last blank glance at Xi'nuata, Peregrine shuffled away up the slope and disappeared.