Redhawk Caldera kick 'em in the nuts

Her mother's tongue tickled her ear, causing her to recoil with a giggle. "Stop!" she begged, only half-serious. At least it had made her forget about Ashton momentarily. Her mother's leading question kept him out of her head too. Wildfire pursed her lips, curious about the query, then smiled. Her mother had pointed out that the Firebirds were getting older and she could only agree. She welcomed the idea of being consulted about things, even if she didn't understand where this was going yet.

"I love baby Elwood," she said, then shot Fox a conspiratorial look and lowered her voice to add, "even if he's a little boring sometimes." She felt a bit sheepish admitting that aloud, though she felt like she could tell her mother anything without being judged. "Why?" she asked next, intuiting that Fox wasn't asking just for the sake of it. She couldn't guess what her mom might ask next, though.