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

When Towhee looked at him at last Eljay began to repeat the words -- If I can pick up any -- but before he could finish Towhee started to... Cry?! Eljay didn't remember ever seeing Towhee cry. He swallowed thickly, unsure what to do. His instincts told him not to get close, because in her current state she might lash out at him.

But another part of him, his heart, told him that she needed someone right now. It was almost like a different kind of instinct when Eljay got up and abruptly thrust himself at Towhee; he pressed his head against the side of hers, pressed the side of his body against hers and wrapped his paw around her neck to envelop her in a very tight hug.