Lion Head Mesa Lord of honey

The rank passed down from one generation to the next. Makono said it all casually, then winked at him, so Atreus didn’t fully comprehend what that meant until a moment later. When it clicked, his face scrunched.

Does that mean your dad…? he questioned. What about your mom?

He let out a breath. In a manner of speaking, Atreus had lost his own parents. But if he ever wanted to see Aventus, all he had to do was go back to Redtail Rise. He didn’t miss Arielle, since he had no memory of her at all. But he did feel a strange stirring in his chest when he thought of his father, not to mention Ancelin.