Redhawk Caldera Now if you'll excuse me, I have a little hell to raise.

A strange feeling crept through her upon hearing that this stranger had looked at her dad as a father figure. Sebastian had known Peregrine when she'd never had the chance. Towhee pondered this a moment, trying to pinpoint the sentiment welling in her breast. It was a little bit of sadness and a little bit of jealousy. But it quickly tapered away. As much as she would've loved to meet both Peregrine and Fox, Towhee definitely hadn't been left wanting as far as good parental figures went. She might not call them "mom" and "dad," yet that's exactly what the Blackthorns were to her.

"Everything," Towhee answered his query, then smiled faintly and added, "Anything, really. I never met him, or my mom, so I love hearing stories about them." Just in case Sebastian required a slightly more specific prompt, she asked, "You said he was like a father to you? What about Burke...?"