Heron Lake Plateau Your love is like a car crash.

Towhee knew she didn't need to tell Niamh, -Please don't share this with anyone,- yet a sudden feeling of insecurity came over her and she couldn't help but make the Gamma promise. Once that was done, she took a steadying breath and looked around to make sure there was no one else nearby. She wasn't planning on showing Niamh but she also didn't want to be "oveheard."

-I'm not sure I'm entirely female,- she began slowly, thinking back on Raven's reassurances. Towhee knew Raven believed what she'd told her. But there was some intuition, deep down inside Towhee, that she gave voice to now. -A couple weeks back, I developed a strange lump. I had Rave look at it. She said it looked like a testicle.- Her ears folded in embarrassment but she forced herself to keep going, get it out there. -And now I have two: a full set. I don't know what it means—if it even means anything—but it's like...-

But her motions stilled, then ceased, because Towhee didn't know the words (in ptero or otherwise) to describe how she felt. She looked beseechingly at Niamh, orange eyes apologetic as she struggled to find words that wouldn't come and hopeful that the Gamma wouldn't turn from her in disgust.