Bramblepoint But all my threads couldn't stop the bleeding

Her call seemed to startle him, which made Towhee's eyes narrow a little even as she swiftly closed the gap. Well that's not sus at all, she mused inwardly. She missed his whispered epithet entirely. In any case, he recovered quickly and offered an introduction. The Sovereign appreciated the swift, businesslike exchange and twitched her tail.

"Yes, we claim the caldera behind me," she replied. "I'm Towhee, the leader of the Redhawks. One of them, anyway. Did you need something, Azoniol?" she wondered, enunciating his name very slowly and hoping she was at least in the ballpark with pronunciation (not that she'd know one way or the other).

1/19: I'm cleaning up my thread log a bit and I'm going to archive this one since it's been about a month. If you'd like to continue, just ping me!