Heron Lake Plateau Maps

Without X's eyes, Towhee knew she needed to double down on patrolling, especially considering the freshness of the claim. She spent essentially all her time roaming along the base of the plateau, leaving as many markers as physically possible. Fortunately, a river snaked along the one edge of the plateau, so Towhee didn't have to fortify that area. But even with that taken into consideration, the plateau was a bigger territory than the caldera and manning its borders was no joke.

She took a break today and parked beside the tarn at the foot of the waterfall gracing the southern corner of the plateau. Plenty of thoughts swam around in her head as she took her breather, though she thought particularly of @Tegan for whatever reason. She knew he was mad at her—he wasn't exactly discreet about his sulking—and Towhee wanted to repair that relationship. It just hadn't been a priority over the last few days. And, honestly, she loved her younger brother but thought he was being unnecessarily salty.

Glancing up at the falls, she let the cool mist blanket her face when a thought struck her. Tegan's Tears, she thought with an ungainly snort. For the first time in days, Towhee smiled. She picked up her feet then, shook out her damp coat and began striding back along the borders. She would head up into the territory proper and find her brother, let him know she'd named the landmark in his honor.

En route, though, the yearling was distracted by two figures: silver and gold, respectively. Her ears immediately thrust forward as she cantered toward them. Towhee recognized the latter fairly quickly and gave her a slightly squinted look before turning her attention upon the total stranger and demanding, "State your name and business."