Heron Lake Plateau the burning bed

-We're not gonna— but he was cut off when Towhee turned away, unable to even shout at her as she turned tail. Funny how being deaf meant she always got the last word. He gave Camilla an apologetic look. -We ta— again, he cut off, realizing he was still speaking ptero and she wasn't versed in it even one little bit, beyond what she had just seen. Since Towhee can't hear, sometimes we talk with our movements, he explained. I'll try and teach you sometime. It'll put you on her good side, which—believe me—is the only side you want to be on with her.

Phox had been on her bad side, and he never, ever wanted to go back there again. He was always waiting for it to happen, bracing himself for those horrible feelings all over again, but he had hope that things would be all right this time around. He seemed to have redeemed himself on some level, and he could think of no reason that he would fuck it up again... but who really knew?