Redhawk Caldera i can feel your halo

He heard the sound of quick movement and a soft hiss, which he assumed came from his mother, though he wasn't sure why she was in such a foul mood. He ignored her. Meerkat was still holding his paw- something he only realized now that he'd felt her do before, but perhaps...Days ago, when she'd arrived. There was a little squeeze, and through that, he felt a deep and profound sadnes begin to come from her. He hadn't been too aware of it before, but when she spoke his name, his head lifted. Meerkat never sounded like that- something was wrong. 

Hydra had sent her. There had been a bear, and- "No," He said softly. He shook his head. Desdemona and Toad? They couldn't be dead. "No," he reiterated, a bit more firmly. "No bear, a cougar," He said. "Alyx and Fennec are alive." He said. The two incidents were too difficult to separate- and he found only his own to be even remotely believable. 

But from beyond the mouth of the den, Fennec's voice called out. It's gone. "What's gone?" he asked sluggishly, suddenly distracted yet again. Little of what Meerkat had said sunk in.