Redhawk Caldera I am not a hero.

Finley gave her a bit of a strange look and Towhee's eyes shifted sideways, only to slide back again with acute focus when the matriarch spoke again. The mercenary didn't miss a beat, replying right away with, -I'd tell him to state his name and business.- She knew the words by heart now, after Elwood had bequeathed them to her months ago.

Towhee bit at her lower lip for a moment, paused for only a second or two before voicing her thoughts aloud. "I've worked hard to improve my behavior toward outsiders, Aunt Finley. I've done my homework so I'm going to ace this pop quiz." As the quip left her tongue, she grinned warmly at her leader. "That is what this is, right?" she asked in the next breath. "Want to give me a final exam too?" she asked playfully, getting into the spirit of the exercise. "Maybe you can pretend to be a trespasser and I can punt you to the moon?"