Sun Mote Copse cannot help you now

Bronco positioned himself to make communicating easier and Towhee's gaze shifted to him as he began to sign. She couldn't hear, yet she liked the sound of this guy already. Her lips twitched into a faint grin when Bronco referenced Samantha, then she schooled her expression and faced the man in question just in time to catch his formal introduction.

Tartok? she repeated in her head. Why was that so familiar? It took her a few beats, then her eyes widened a fraction. That was Kaertok's surname. They actually looked alike too. Towhee licked her lips, curious about the connection. Out of the handful of possible fathers, Kaertok had always been her preference, though of course there was no telling.

"Do you know Kaertok?" Towhee asked before tacking on, "I assume you're interested in joining?" since nobody had explicitly stated as much.