Hideaway Strath More today than yesterday

It was a menial task, to be sure, but that was all part of beginning a new pack. In any case, Towhee had no complaints. "Fig," she said simply, a summons, sure the answer to his father's question would be a resounding "hell yeah!"

She trotted away from where Phox and Fen remained huddled, ranging in a widening circle, until she was satisfied with the breadth of their rendezvous site, based on those she knew previously. Towhee then began to squat intermittently, glad for the mindless task and Fig's endearingly distracting company.