Heron Lake Plateau tip-toeing in the street like dally

She was in too good a mood to take it personally when Tegan moved out of the way. Towhee rolled her eyes at her younger brother and then her expression grew inscrutable for a moment. She knew he probably wanted some sort of explanation about the change in leadership, yet what was she going to say?

"I picked someone—two someones, actually—that're better suited to the job. I'm not going anywhere, though." Whether that reassured or disappointed him, she didn't bother guessing. "Did you hear the other news?" she asked in the next breath, using Raven's pregnancy as a distraction again. "Raven's gonna have babies!"