Sun Mote Copse Record scratch, freeze frame.

Though Niamh found Towhee's reasoning a bit odd- given the fact that she suspected that even if Phox had only known Camilla for a little while, that they would still have had a pretty close bond- she was at least a bit relieved to hear that it possibly wasn't as devastating a loss as it could have been. It also comforted Niamh to know that Camilla hadn't replaced her- and that Camilla had only somewhat grown on Towhee, as selfish as it was for her to feel that way. She didn't like the idea of being replaced by some other chick. Phox, of course, was an exception, and she assumed that the two were closer than ever, now. 

She tensed a bit when Towhee indicated that there was a reason she'd come aside from the kids she'd now inherited. But it became apparent fairly early on, that this was, in a way, an apology- and if not an apology, then at least Towhee was admitting that she understood why Niamh had done what she'd done, which brought her a lot of relief. She had already come to terms with what she'd done- and though she'd missed Towhee, and felt guilty about the fact that she hadn't visited as much as she'd originally intended to do, she'd sacrificed something but had gained something as well. It seemed like it had been the right decision, and it reassured her greatly to hear that Towhee got it. She gave her friend an appreciative, sympathetic smile. "I can be a total asshat sometimes. It's not out of pocket for someone- even you- to think I'm an idiot," She said. "Kids...Kind of change everything." She said, and was fairly certain that Towhee could agree with her on that one. 

But when she mentioned being a hypocrite, it took Niamh a second or two to understand what she meant by that. "You mean, because you yelled at me an' then went and got kids of your own?" She asked, summoning a wry smile in response to the sad one she got from Towhee, in hopes of cheering her up. "Or....Are you leaving the Plateau? Are you coming here?" She asked, more seriously now.