Redhawk Caldera you can see the foundation slipping down

"Like me?" she queried, just as confused. "What does that mean?"

All Corvidae were bastards, at least if you were going by Fox's definition— but Magpie had never heard the term before. Her immediate reaction might have been more volatile if she had known it was a bad thing. As it was, she was simply perplexed by the turn this conversation had taken. What did any of this have to do with lovers, mateship, and settling down?