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If he thought it strange, he gave no indication. Phox readily led her in the right direction, explaining how mud would've made their job easier. This was such a basic lesson in tracking, though Towhee appreciated that he bothered going over even the essentials. Sure, she knew how it worked, but a crash course never hurt, and it was nice that he didn't treat it like this was all beneath either one of them.

-"You're a good teacher, you know that?"- she remarked with an affectionate smile. -"Were you like that before you became a dad?"- Towhee wondered with a laugh. -"Speaking of which, I wonder how many pups we might have between the three of us. Four seemed like a good number, a bit hectic but doable. What if Niamh and I each had four or something insane like that though? Is now a good time to mention that I've been toying with the idea of pursuing hunter officially?"- She laughed again.