Redhawk Caldera shout! for my love

Towhee had accompanied the adults on several patrols by now and had quickly come to enjoy them (to absolutely no one's surprise). When Elwood informed everyone he was going to do a late morning round and then grab some lunch to bring back later, the Pi tracked her godfather's every movement with her eyes. He hadn't even needed to sign for her; she had read his lips.

Raven was working with her on pronouncing words but Towhee hadn't made much progress yet. She had figured out how to make various sounds in order to attract attention. She intended to make just enough noise to get her uncle to turn but, naturally, Towhee wasn't very good at managing volume yet. She ended up barking so loudly and sharply that everyone present at the rendezvous site cringed.

She didn't notice; she had eyes only for her uncle. -I want to come with you,- she signed hopefully when Elwood faced her. The instant he nodded his assent, Towhee's face bloomed into a grin and she bounded to join him, staying attached to his hip as the Alpha led the way downhill toward the territory's outskirts.

Towhee didn't hear the howl that rose up in the air but she immediately noticed her godfather's reaction to it. -What?- she signed, prompting him to turn and say one simple word: "Outsider." The pup's smile vanished, her eyes glowing like embers as she hastened to follow him toward a brownish gray shape in the distance.