Redhawk Caldera No matter how much it hurts, no matter how hard it gets, you gotta keep grinding.

Finley was clearly shook shaken, which in turn made Towhee uneasily. It wasn't easily or often that anything struck fear into the Alpha female's heart. The youth simply nodded at her leader's words, falling into step beside her. She kept glancing upward, at least until it became too painful to do so again, the world beginning to brighten like sunrise. Her hackles prickled warily.

"We should ask Phox about it, maybe he knows something," Towhee said quietly as they scampered toward the refuge of the whelping den.