Heron Lake Plateau who's saying nothing about as loud as she can.

As much as Towhee loved her godparents, she grew weary of what felt like platitudes. She did her best to ignore the rankle over, "There really is nothing to take personally, Tow." She nodded to acknowledge what her aunt had said but made no reply.

They were spared any contentious silences by rustling up a Tegan. "I'll leave you two to catch up," Towhee said, turning to go. She paused and then swung back to swipe Finley's tongue with her cheek before departing.