Hideaway Strath Rad dudeski.

I figure we can fade here and you can assume he met 'em behind the scenes, if that's coo' with everyone?

"'Ma'am' is almost worse than 'lady,'" Towhee replied dryly. She didn't mind "boss" so much but she hadn't actually discussed her rank with Phox yet. She jotted that down on the to-do list in her head, then said, "Just call me Towhee."

It kind of surprised her that he would randomly appear here, then end up joining forces. But she'd put him through the paces and he'd delivered. Now they would just see if he stuck around, pitch in and all that. He didn't seem all that serious, though only time would tell if it was a good fit.

She hesitated a little at the thought of bringing a nearly total stranger around Fig and Fen, though Towhee knew she should take him to meet Phox. "You should meet my brother and the kids," she replied. "Grab your loot and I'll take you to them," she said, suddenly realizing the subject of her deafness had never come up. She wondered how long it would take him to realize, if nobody told him.

With that thought in mind, she turned and led him to the rendezvous site to meet @Phox, @Fig and @Fennec.