Redhawk Caldera Memoreyes

This is slightly future-dated (to tomorrow morning)! @Fox, @Nightjar or @Raven? Someone else can come INTRUDE if they want. >_> <_> <_<

He didn't pause once on his journey back from Silvertip Mountain, except to kill a wild pig that made the mistake of walking through his crosshairs. He had been gone an entire day and late into the night but at least he wouldn't be coming home empty handed! This thought gave him strength, though by the time he arrived at the den's mouth and dropped the bleeding kill, he slumped to the earthen floor, exhausted.

"Sorry I was gone so long. Lots of impromptu ambassadorship," he explained to Fox even as he grabbed the nearest pup (Wildfire) and unceremoniously stuffed her beneath his head to use as a pillow. When he realized which child he'd grabbed, he expected her to shriek in his ear, yet she remained asleep. "I saw... oh, who cares. I'll tell you in the morning." Tiredly, he leaned up to kiss her jaw, then promptly began snoring.

When he woke up the next morning, Peregrine rolled over and opened his eyes to find himself face-to-face with the dead pig. Her jerked subtly, then sat up and looked around the den. It looked like Fox had eaten some of the pig. She was asleep now, all three pups curled at her breast. The Alpha male smiled, then stood up and stepped outside to relieve himself before relaxing in the door and tucking into some breakfast.

He hoped the pups would wake up soon. Peregrine wanted to spend the whole day just staring into their eyes and memorizing each other's faces.