Heron Lake Plateau tip-toeing in the street like dally

Consider this a sneak peek. :eyes:

When she first woke up that morning, Towhee couldn't believe what she'd done. Had she really foisted leadership onto her sister and her baby daddy? Had Elwood and Finley really retired from leadership? Had she actually wound up where she'd wanted to be all along: as the pack's loyal Beta?

By the time noon rolled around, whatever regrets she might have felt had been burned away by the brilliant May sunshine. Towhee felt awesome, actually, with the weight of captaincy gone from her shoulders. She truly had faith that Raven and Quixote would do the rank more justice. Meanwhile, here she was, standing right at their proverbial elbow, ready to serve and protect.

Twilight arrived and everything just felt right. Towhee returned from a patrol, X flapping along overhead, and bumped into Tegan. She saw the expression on his face but she couldn't help but grin at him. "Tegan's Tears is that way, whackass," the buoyant Beta teased.