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Whether or not Niamh's argument moved Alyx, it certainly impacted Towhee. Her ears swept backward when the Regent reminded not just her daughter but everyone present that the Firebirds and Rusalka simply didn't have the history or relationship the former shared with Moonspear. That was an extremely valid point, though the young girl didn't necessarily agree. Now one of Towhee's ears bent to the side and her facial expression remained blank, her orange eyes curiously flat.

What was the use of trying to reason with the whims of a child? They didn't think through decisions or necessarily follow logic. Towhee had recognized defeat with Meerkat and she saw it now too. But she wouldn't interfere if Niamh wanted to pick the fight anyway. Although the Sovereign behaved like an additional parental figure, she deferred to Alyx's birth parents, her mother especially. She was horribly biased and probably sexist too but she considered mothers the most important parent.

One question did occur to her, brief as Phox's but definitely different. -"Why?"- Towhee suddenly wanted to know, eyes fixing on Alyx's face. Why did she want to go to Rusalka? Why did she want to leave Firebirds, her home and her family? She had never heard Alyx express interest in ambassadorship before today, so what was the real reason compelling her to uproot and live with a pack they hardly knew?