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Fen agreed, though it seemed she wanted to begin with a verbal assessment. "No," Towhee replied with a bit of a rueful expression on her face. She wished she could say otherwise, though she honestly didn't feel any differently. "I've been pretty hungry but that doesn't mean anything. I'm always pretty hungry."

As she waited for Fennec to conduct the rest of the physical examination, Towhee's thoughts wandered a bit. She thought again of Meerkat's recent visit. She wished there was a remedy for heartache and heartbreak, though she knew there was nothing for it except time. She couldn't decide if she would prefer this Atlas reappear or stay gone. She kind of wanted to rip off his face for hurting her daughter. What sort of man left his lover and the rest of his family in the middle of such tragedy? A coward, Towhee thought, a little unfairly.