Hideaway Strath How I wish you were here

Towhee's offer stung Niamh a bit, considering the fact that she still wanted Towhee to demand that she grab the kids and stay with her in the Grove. Phox seemed optimistic, which made her think that he, too, thought she would be better off staying in the Copse, and that hurt as well. She looked from one to the other, but shook her head. -Nah. I can handle anything that gets in my way on my way home,- She signed, with false and hollow bravado, her attempt at humour failing her quite miserably. If Towhee didn't want her there, then Niamh didn't necessarily want her to walk her home. She felt disheartened, but still managed to pull on a small smile for Phox when he excused himself. She touched her nose to his cheek, and figuring the gesture was maybe a bit too gentle, she nipped him softly as well. That was a bit more in character for her, right? -See you soon,- She said, watching him walk off before she looked back at Towhee. 

She wanted to say so much. She wanted Towhee to say something, to tell her that she'd be mad to go back to the Copse, to the Firebirds, to the Blackthorns. She felt a pang of regret, having chosen to go and live with Colt rather than simply going with Towhee and Phox. She recalled the way Towhee had more or less exiled her, and wondered if maybe Towhee still felt that Niamh didn't belong with her and her family...But Niamh was still a mess of emotions, and she didn't want to have them spill out of her all at once, so she drew in a breath and approached Towhee, to bump her nose to her friend's cheek, and forced her tail to sway from side to side. Pretending that she wasn't as hurt as she felt. -I'll see you soon too....Better start training your kids to fight, 'cause Bronco'll give them a whooping.- She said, as she stepped back. She gave Towhee a wink, and flicked her tail as though to accentuate the point, before she gave her friend a somewhat curt nod, turned and trotted back in the direction of her empty home.