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The way he avoided looking at her reminded her of the period following Bat's "death." Towhee softened a little and reached out to nudge him. "Okay," she said when he told her he intended to go see Finley over in the copse.

Then Quixote appeared. The Beta immediately tensed. After his yuge speech just prior to Tegan's promotion, she expected him to rip Tegan a new asshole or something. Weirdly, he didn't seem surprised to see him, nor did he make any mention about his rank or even his status as a member of the pack. Towhee blinked loudly, curious, but held her tongue. It was Tegan's rank, so it was up to him to ask about it if he wanted.

"Glad you're back," Towhee repeated. "I'll see you later," she added, leaving him and Quixote to catch up before Tegan presumably resumed his plan to go visit his mom.