Heron Lake Plateau Give the girl a gold star

Niamh's natural go-to for cheering anyone up was distraction, rather than interogation. But when Towhee volunteered that she wanted to open up and bitch, Niamh nodded, completely willing to hear where Towhee's head really was, and what she felt about her recent injury. It sounded like she was frustrated with herself ore than anything, and with the fact that she'd gotten injured- which wasn't anyone's fault, of course. It seemed as though Towhee regretted the decision to go back and see the Plateau, which meant that she was likely associating the injury with the place, rather than keeping the two separate- as it was simply chance that she'd been injured while she was there. 

"Shit happens, Tow," She said. "There's nothing wrong with wanting to go and see your old home. I'd go back and see my birthplace too, if it wasn't so damn far, even if nobody else was there anymore," She said. "You got lotsa memories there. I didn't even think twice about it when you said you were going," She confessed. Guiltily, she added "An' I'd kind of like to see it someday. I'm sorry I couldn't go this time- but it's kind of...Like...If one of us goes somewhere, the other one's gotta be here, y'know, to keep up the badassery," She said. At least, that was the case given that Raven and Quixote had a fresh batch of pups, and the pack's safety would be jeopardized if too many of the adult wolves went off on an adventure. "You sound pretty frustrated," She noted, "And it kind of sounds like maybe you feel like you've jeopardized your future by doing something you seem to think was a stupid idea. But I don't think it was a stupid idea, and I think it was an accident. It's not like you asked for this to happen, Tow," She said, rubbing her shoulder alongside her friend's. "And it's OK to feel like shit. But I am here for you," She said, nudging her friend's cheek.