Redhawk Caldera [m] Kamikaze

Indeed, the Alpha's family was busy chowing down on a doe he had captured just before dawn. Peregrine took his fill, then sat back to watch @Fox, @Nightjar, Wildfire and @Raven feed their faces. They seemed to be enjoying the fresh kill very much, which made him feel validated. It gave him immense satisfaction to provide his mate and pups with such nourishing sustenance.

He was licking some sticky blood from between his toes when a familiar but entirely unexpected voice rose into the air. Peregrine's entire body went rigid with surprise. He saw his mate and children pause and look at him questioningly. "Junior," he murmured. "I'll be right back. I expect this to be nothing but bare bones when I get back," Peregrine added more loudly, bumping his nose against his son's head in particular as he passed.

Not knowing at all what to expect from his prodigal daughter, the Alpha loped away from the rendezvous site, then down to the caldera's foot. He found her easily enough. He tried to read her body language but it was inscrutable. He found his heart was thudding nervously in his chest as he made his approach. He was happy to see her after so long, though the scars on her legs made his breath hitch in his throat, reminding him of his failures as a father.