Heron Lake Plateau Could be stuck here and happy

Her legs were shaking. Towhee blinked down at them, then back up in time to catch Niamh's words. Somewhere in there, her heart had turned into a gob of acid and lodged itself right in her throat. Because this was her Person, she really did try to pay attention, but she was having a hell of a time keeping the fire in her belly contained.

"I asked you—I begged you—not to do this. Why are you doing this?" Towhee demanded shrilly, even though Niamh had just said. Her explanation just sounded so... amorphous. "If it's the last thing you want, then what the FUCK, NIAMH?"