Redhawk Caldera Who are these folks?

Although she knew Valette meant well, Towhee frowned and shook her head at the mention of help. "We don't need help from other packs," she said firmly. She didn't feel the need to mention that they had a veritable handful of caretakers, with Raven at the head of the pack.

She licked her lips and made to answer the next question, when X distracted her by suddenly spreading his wings, bounding off her shoulder and sweeping into a glide, the tips of his wings practically brushing the ground before he gained some altitude. Towhee watched him cruise higher and higher before returning her attention to Valette.

"—tell me about it?" she was saying and the Alpha had to explain, "I'm deaf, so I missed what you just said. Can you repeat it?"