Redhawk Caldera heart attack and vine

"I'm not, you idiot!" Towhee screeched right back, her flustered feelings channeling promptly into angry retorts. When he snapped in her direction, she rumbled a growl of warning, withdrawing and staring at him icily now. Fortunately for them both, he backed down immediately, grimacing in pain.

He muttered something then, though she couldn't guess at what; his lips hardly moved. Her own lips parted as she prepared to ask a question, before making a decisive movement and promptly howling for @Raven.

"You're such an idiot," she said in a low, scathing voice, glaring at him as if this was all his fault. "Why didn't you try to defend yourself?" the mercenary demanded.