Heron Lake Plateau Could be stuck here and happy

Niamh was right, of course, on all counts. And it seemed there was no more fire left in her, not even a wisp of smoke. As her Person gently refuted her angry tirade, Towhee sank to the ground and began to sob, only marginally quieter than her shouting. It was an ugly, messy noise, to match the destroyed look on the mercenary's face.

She flinched when Niamh made to touch her. "Don't touch me," she hissed through the flood of tears streaming from her swollen eyes. "You're right," she cried out wretchedly, "this whole thing's a mistake." Towhee made a particularly hideous noise of despair and wailed, "I wish I'd never fucking met you."