Hideaway Strath 7 Deadly Sins

She breathed raggedly through Rye's reassurances, saying nothing. When Rue appeared, Towhee didn't react particularly. It wasn't that she thought what they were saying was unimportant. Had she not been incredibly distracted, the Kilonova would've been particularly interested in Rue's inferences. However, there were two things preventing her from engaging either one of them: she was still trying to collect herself from her outburst and she was pretty certain the pulsing beneath her feet wasn't a byproduct of said fit.

"Guys, do you feel that?" she asked sharply, right before the forest floor shook so hard that it knocked her clean off her feet. She fell face first, her jaw taking the brunt of the impact. This time, the cry that wrenched loose from Towhee's mouth was a sharp shout of physical pain.