Hideaway Strath How I wish you were here

He picked up on Niamh’s comment, but it wasn’t until Towhee explained why that he understood what was truly happening. Truth be told, he had never much liked Colt. He had tolerated him because he was Niamh’s mate, but Phox didn’t have any fondness for him. Maybe he should have been sad to hear if his passing, but he couldn’t conjure that emotion. He probably would have felt the same about Quixote. They’d just never hit it off.

-You can come here, with the kids, if you want,- he replied. He understood where Towhee was coming from, but Niamh would do what was right for her children, just as he (and Towhee) would. -Whatever you need.- He’d always had a fondness for Niamh, and that hadn’t changed even though they’d lived in separate places for quite some time now.