Heron Lake Plateau The otherside series.

Towhee's face remained a stony mask as Wraen explained how politics worked in Moonspear. She said nothing, though the Sovereign's reaction to her second point made her flinch. Her eyes narrowed in disbelief at the woman's amused response to what was a hard and painful truth for Towhee. She lifted her lip when the Sovereign accused her of being as naive as Arcturus, her orange eyes flashing.

"I know how this shit works... or doesn't, in my case. I've gone into heat—and fucked around, quite a lot—before and never produced children," Towhee ground out at what felt like great personal expense all of a sudden. She was abruptly very weary, her stomach pinching and rolling. "So none of this should matter to anyone: not you, not Hydra and especially not Arcturus. Nothing will ever come of any of it," Towhee finished, suddenly shaky.