Redhawk Caldera Leave your bag of bones underneath your bed

I owe other replies but wanted to get this in my timeline before their heats really kick off and make the timelines harder!

First she was recovering from her injuries, but even when the wound over her throat closed up and became an itchy scab, she did not emerge to spend much time with her family in the aftermath of Rosie's death. She kept to herself, mourning him alone or sharing her grief with Quetzal only, up until the moment Fennec left the Caldera with Bronco: the very same moment that Alyx decided she could not stay here any longer.

It came upon her suddenly, but without the usual dramatic dislike for @Niamh or feeling that she was overlooked and unappreciated that often surrounded her desire to leave this place. Those were present, but considerably subdued. It was an observation as bland as opening your eyes and realizing it was midday rather than morning, or remembering that you were hungry. She'd been planning it for a while, but always waffled. Mostly because @Phox, she realized. Her father was a sweet man and she didn't like the idea of hurting him, but it was simply time for her to go and find somewhere better for her, somewhere that could ultimately allow her a healthier relationship with her family than staying here did.

Her voice had not recovered. She didn't know if it ever would. If she spoke softly, she sounded mostly like her usual feminine self with a faint hoarse buzz to some of the harder sounds, but raising her voice much was futile and strained her vocal chords to the point of coughing. Sometimes it hurt to speak loudly. Her throat absolutely seared when she shook snow from her dark back and tried to howl for her parents. She cut it short, since it was more of a reedy whistle than a rich howl that both pained and embarrassed her, but it would do the trick. @Towhee sounded like a dying goat when she howled, and Alyx's was still better than that, at least.