Sun Mote Copse Lo/hi.

"Oh, good point," Elwood said when Towhee joked about not being able to hear what he said. He was so used to communicating with her in their nontraditional way that it was easy to forget about her handicap when making comments like that. "Well, trust me, it sounds just as weird as it looks," he added with a chuckle.

"He's actually a she -- but yes, I'd say she's pretty suave," was his next playful response. As they drew nearer to the den, he slowed his pace slightly. "How are things at the plateau?" he asked, taking the opportunity to pose this question as he knew that once they were with the puppies, the conversation would likely shift back to them.