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The news not only took her by surprise, it stunned her. Her foot slipped off Fen, who made an escape as Towhee squinted at Phox. They'd moved? When? She had been the Beta up until the day she had walked off the plateau herself, yet neither Raven nor Quixote had ever breathed a word to her about moving. She felt irked for a moment, though that passed quickly. It wasn't her business anymore, at least not in the same regard, and what did it matter? They were still nearby.

"Well, that's unexpected," was her eventual reply. Towhee let out a long breath. "I wonder why?" She paused to let him share, if he knew the reason. "Who the hell is Liffey?" The name did sound pretty familiar, yet Towhee couldn't quite place it. She felt another stab of annoyance, this time tinged with green. They'd barely moved out when Liffey and company had taken their places, though Towhee had no idea of the literal truth of that.

But, again, what difference did it make? Distractedly, Towhee added, "Heads up: Colt's in charge over there now," to acknowledge her brother's plans to visit the Firebirds.