Sun Mote Copse Night on earth.

Her friend seemed to find her revelation humorous, sharing in her delight. Towhee shook her shoulders one more time before letting her go, still beaming. She liked all puppies (hence why her inability to have her own was so wrenching) and once she could process her pain, she knew she would be over the moon for her incoming nieces and nephews. But grandchildren?! Somehow, those were so much more magical. Her heart swelled, the revelation honestly shifting her worldview wildly.

And with this abruptly brightened outlook, Towhee decided she had the capacity to field Niamh's feelings after all. "What's not fair and why do you hate yourself...?" she questioned, pretty apropos of nothing and probably throwing Niamh for a loop even worse than her friend had done to her.