Heron Lake Plateau tip-toeing in the street like dally

She chortled right through his reaction. Tegan was such a character. Towhee would never admit it but Fiadh might be right: she might actually like Tegan best out of the batch. It didn't make sense, considering how he'd defied her, then avoided her for weeks, but there was just something irresistibly endearing about his mannerisms. And right now, she was in too good a mood to question her affection for the little rapscallion.

"Don't worry, it's not like I think you're qualified or will do a good job. You're just the leaster evil," Towhee teased, unaware that that totally wasn't a word. "Anyway, what's the mission?"