Sun Mote Copse When the world went long.

When she pulled back, she saw Figment simultaneously signing and speaking. The former was for her benefit, of course, and she appreciated it as she cottoned onto the gist of their conversation. Her eyes flicked to Fennec's lips to catch her response, though Towhee was still too happy and relieved to focus on any other details—including her son's momentary brain fart—aside from her daughter's safety.

Towhee gathered her wits enough to say, -"We called a meeting and evacuated,"- just like the two of them had discussed just days before. But none of that mattered. Nothing did except getting to higher ground. -"Fig, can you guide her to the glade? I'm going to do one final circuit to see if I can find any trace of Penn or Savaktuk. And I'll try to get in touch with Moonspear while I'm at it. I won't be far behind you."-