Hideaway Strath If I look back, I am lost.

-I promise,- he reassured her. Towhee had stepped up when Camilla had passed away and Phox was still grieving. Few siblings could say they would (or had) done that, and yet Towhee had embraced the role without hesitation. She'd been nothing but an excellent mother to them, even if she was technically an adoptive mother. One day, when the kids were older, Phox intended to tell them about Camilla, but for now he was fine with them believing whatever they wanted to. Towhee would always be their mother.

-Wanna go back and get some more sleep?- he asked, feeling like he could use a few more hours of rest before he started another day of the literal pissing contest.