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Raven fed off an old, ripe deer carcass in the forest just south of the caldera, then loped back to the cave. When she'd left earlier, the pups had been playing in the cave's mouth under the watchful eye of @Finley and @Eljay. Upon her return, she found the whole lot of them piled just inside, snoozing away. The Gamma grinned fondly at them, then chuffed to announce her arrival.

"Snack time," she quipped when @Orca, @Titmouse and @Phox immediately woke and bounded up to her, licking at the corners of her mouth. Raven arched her neck and brought up a goodly sized portion of her lunch, spilling the meat slurry on the ground just outside the cave. The puppies immediately began to eat—all but one.

"Towhee!" Raven called out to the slumbering girl. The Alpha and Delta had also roused and were milling nearby, leaving the single sleepy puppy curled up all alone. "Towhee, you're missing out! Wake up!" the Gamma tried again. But Towhee didn't even twitch.

Thinking the little girl must be deeply asleep, Raven began walking toward her. She made to reach out and nudge her but something compelled her to stand still and say loudly, "Towhee?" She didn't react. The Gamma blinked, then shot a puzzled glance toward the other two adults before experimentally shouting, "Towhee!"

Still nothing and suddenly something clicked in the caretaker's head. "Oh." Raven felt the knowledge sink into her bones. She felt a strange sort of relief—this explained a lot—but she also felt a deep worry for her little sister. If Towhee really was deaf as she suspected, what did that mean for her future?