Heron Lake Plateau tip-toeing in the street like dally

Towhee shot Tegan a bit of a squint. He was going to give her shit for stepping down but he didn't have an opinion about his mother's much more dramatic exodus? Seriously? Well, she wasn't really one to gossip, so she didn't press. Soon, she would get a chance to talk to Finley herself and clear the air. She wanted to give the woman some time first though.

His next quip caught her by surprise. She squinted at him again. Was he kidding or was he serious? Not sure how to play it, she decided to go with a joke of her own. "It'd better be Fiadh, otherwise she's really going to wring all our necks..."