Heron Lake Plateau My disintegration.

Despite the bitterness she felt toward them -- mainly Phox because her brother was a turd -- she had no ire or ill will toward either of them. If this was truly what they wanted, then she hoped for nothing but happiness and success for them. She'd been sad when Wildfire had decided to move but she had understood and in the end, it had worked out well. She was confident it would be no different in this case. She just hated to lose them right now, particularly in the wake of Wildfire's death.

As Towhee spoke, she sighed softly and looked at her sister with eyes full of regret. She regretted that the friction between her mate and her brother had driven them away. She regretted that her life seemed like a constant stream of goodbyes without nearly enough hellos. She regretted that she'd reacted the way that she had to Phox's attempt to be honest and transparent with her, and now he was probably pissed at her. Most of all, she regretted that home no longer felt like home to them. "Tow," she said when her sister had finished speaking. -"We'll always be sister packs. You don't need to worry about that. What's mine is yours -- always. I'm really not mad at you or Phox. It's just...you know how I am."- Few knew her better than Towhee did, so perhaps that was all that needed to be said. She had a hard time letting go of loved ones. -"I'm really glad you came to see me."-