Alpine Lake will it leave us anything to show

Sounds about right.  He was pretty sure she still thought of the place as hers, though he was also pretty sure if Wildfire stepped down he wouldn't be okay with her leading.  Too young, too inexperienced - and if he was honest, too similar in many ways to the things he hadn't appreciated in Towhee's management.  That's just her.

We've got a good group and even more kids on the way, he said, feeling that familiar small bite of bitterness.  Too bad none of his.  He definitely blamed Finley for it a bit, following him and all - but he was glad she was here too, so hell, whatever.