Redhawk Caldera You shout it out but I can't hear a word you say.

I'll date it a little while after this, @Eljay!

Just as she'd said, she didn't go far. Towhee walked until she found her path cut off by water, then slumped to the ground. She didn't think it was possible to sleep after everything that had happened—surely, her spinning thoughts would keep her up for days—but as soon as her head hit the ground, she crashed.

When her eyes opened, Towhee found herself gazing at an orange and pink sky. Was it early evening? Or perhaps early morning? She sat up, feeling disoriented, and winced as her body protested. Gingerly, she bent in half to inspect her nethers. She wasn't actively bleeding anymore. But everything hurt: her body, her heart, her goddamn soul.

She flopped back onto the grass and lay motionless, staring up into nothingness.