Blacktail Deer Plateau Don't let go of this moment in time

So great was his excitement that Peregrine did not think to exercise restraint, though when Osprey protested and wriggled, he shouted, "Oh!" and sprang back to give her some space. "Sorry," he apologized with a wolfish grin, his eyes shining like a child's on Christmas morning. "It's just... I'm so freakin' happy to see you, Oss! I didn't think you were going to come. But you're here!"

He threw himself at her again, though more gently this time, his swarthy, muscular neck wrapping around her daintier neck in a warm embrace. He then backed up a step, his nose skimming along her cheek as their eyes met. Peregrine grinned again as his heart did a little tap dance on top of his rib cage. He couldn't remember having ever felt happier.

His eyes darkened ever so slightly when he suddenly recollected the circumstances leading them all to this plateau. "I take it Tyrannus is still wreaking havoc?" he asked lowly. His nose pressed comfortingly to Osprey's cheek. "None of us have to worry about that shitbag ever again. The gang's all here—you, me, Crete and Atti—and life is good," he purled into Osprey's silvery left ear.