Redhawk Caldera Is it rejoicing, or merely halloing?

She swallowed thickly when Ruenna told her what she'd believed about Towhee's fate. Even after all this time, it was so hard to look back on those memories. She could see her comrade reconsidering the idea and the Sovereign followed suit, not without offering a quick nudge to show she understood.

"We're both here," she said at the same time Rue spoke again. Towhee laughed, then obliged and said, "Phox and his mate, Niamh, are here." She probably already knew that part, though. "Then a handful of others I'm sure you'll meet, including some of our younger kids." Many of them were gone now, though not all. And... "Some of which won't show up for another couple months, if you know what I mean."

It was still much too early to tell for either herself or Niamh, though Towhee went ahead and let herself hope. It was a light in a time of darkness, a source of joy that she hoped would extend to the latest Redhawk.