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She remained silent as Niamh explained what she meant by the question. Twice, she used the word "teenager-y" to describe Fennec. Towhee understood what Niamh meant, though Fen wasn't really a teenager. She was a full-grown woman, capable despite her blindness. That also meant she was fully responsible for her actions, of course, which included minding her superiors.

But Eljay had specifically asked for Fen's help, whatever the reason, which meant she'd been doing just that prior to the Regent's interference. Niamh actually brought up his call, questioning it. Towhee squinted at the Regent's description of her daughter. She didn't deign to understand Eljay's decisions at the time, though that was the thing: whatever else Towhee might think of her mopey older brother, she respected the hell out of his medical judgment.

-"Why? Eljay's a master. I trust his judgment,"- Towhee said as much. -"You should too. Maybe he was trying to teach her? In any case, I'm sure everyone had the best of intentions."- She paused. -"I plan on speaking to Fen too, I just wanted to hear your side of the story. You know, she's a capable adult, Niamh. She's responsible for conducting herself like one, including minding those who outrank her, but you shouldn't dismiss her as some ignorant teenager."-