Redhawk Caldera Warp 1.9.

Somehow, they made it to the den where @Alyx and @Bronco convalesced under the care of @Eljay and @Fennec. Meerkat didn't appear to be physically hurt but it seemed like a good place to take her nonetheless. Towhee was absolutely bewildered by her state, though that didn't stop her maternal instincts from kicking into overdrive. She pressed close to the tearful girl, brushing the snow off her head and shoulders once they were inside and then pulling her into a hug.

The Sovereign didn't fully understand what was going on with her, something about a bear eating a toad or an eagle eating eyeballs. Maybe both. Meerkat wasn't particularly coherent and it was hard to read someone's lips when they were blubbering. Towhee didn't hold it against her, of course, though she did hope to suss out the whole story at some point. Meerkat was okay but she'd obviously witnessed something horrific, which made Towhee worry about the fireflies.

She glanced at the ceaseless snowfall, which nixed any thought about going to check on them. Besides, she was needed here. -Shhh. Rest,- she gently commanded Meerkat, coaxing her to curl up on the floor beside her dozing siblings. Bronco would surely be happy to see her, Alyx too, but all of them needed to rest right now. The Sovereign's heart lurched painfully as she surveyed the three of them lying there, each of them broken by the cruel hands of the wilds.

Towhee turned away, moving to keep vigil in the doorway, her mind whirling with the snow.