Sun Mote Copse The thing about kinked tail

Wraen literally shrugged off Towhee's inquiry, which the Regent found amusingly ironic, before going right back to pressing her about her personal goings-on. It was a fair and honest question, though she was beginning to feel a little harangued. She shifted her weight, deliberating getting up and resuming her aimless meandering, since Wraen was certainly not helping her keep her mind off things when that's all she needed and wanted right now.

-"I treat them like any other pack mates,"- Towhee answered, biting back another sigh. She knew Wraen didn't mean any harm and restrained any of her ruder impulses. She decided to indulge her companion a bit, albeit not touching on what she most wanted to avoid (read: her weird feelings toward Arcturus). -"They both probably wonder if they're Meerkat's biological father. I mean, I know Pippin takes issue with it. But you know what? I actually banged this guy who's a dead ringer for Meerkat, right before you mauled my vag. I keep telling everyone there's really no way to know for sure and there isn't. But if anyone's the 'real' father, it's him, and nobody here in the copse."-

Okay, so part of that was a fib—Kaertok was much paler than the pup—but Towhee hoped this little tale would get everyone off hers (and Phox's) back eventually. Her patience with the whole conversation had been thin to begin with and was now nearly nonexistent, especially after Pippin had confronted her only to never show his face around her or Meerkat again.