Redhawk Caldera I'll interrogate the cat.

She nodded perfunctorily, gnawing pensively at her lip as Elwood explained. It did make sense, she could admit to herself. However, she still had many questions and reservations. Towhee would never be won over overnight.

-Why didn't they just find a new territory of their own?- she wondered. -Now the pack is full of wolves I can't even really talk to.- She hadn't really meant to say that last bit; it just sort of slipped out. And once it did, she was suddenly on a roll. -It's not fair. You can talk to them easily. And so can everyone else. But I can't. It's hard and frustrating. And I feel like nobody thinks about that, they just get mad at me for not being welcoming.- Towhee bit her lip at the end to stop herself and also because she knew she was edging into accusation.

She drew in a steadying breath, preparing to apologize if that's what her godfather wanted. But she couldn't quite bring herself to regret it, after she realized she felt a little lighter for having put that out there.