Shimmering Sands Could be happy

Phox had no intention of uprooting Frolic from Quellcrist, though he would have had a hard time refusing if that had been offered to him outright. She explained that killing the parents wasn't strictly necessary, which made Phox wonder if he could catch a baby in its nest somewhere. Part of his job as a tracker was to keep an eye on those sorts of things, so he would have to be more aware once the season progressed a little bit further. He wondered what kind of animal would make the best companion for that sort of thing. Maybe an otter was the obvious choice, judging by this encounter alone. A bird was good, and they could quickly get out of danger if needed (unless the wolf was Tegan, apparently).

She asked if he and his blind family lived nearby, and Phox stifled a laugh. They're not all blind, just Fennec, my daughter. My sister is deaf, so the hawk helped her when others would howl for her. At least that was how Phox had tended to use X to his, and Towhee's, advantage. We live a bit south from here. A little group called the Firebirds in a place called Sun Mote Copse. Are you... looking for somewhere to settle? Phox's recruitment skills were a bit rusty. He hadn't needed to use them since his time at the grove, and since she hadn't outright asked, he hadn't even considered the possibility until now.