Lake Rodney Queen of knives.

Maia offered an explanation, which was a bit of a relief. At least he hadn't fallen into a black hole or something, the only other plausible explanation for his no show. But it didn't settle Towhee's nerves fully, especially when Maia didn't ask what the pregnant Sovereign wanted with Eljay. She relived that moment of shock when she'd realized she hadn't seen him in three days, after he'd promised to stick close.

"Okay, well... he said he would stay close until I delivered, help me find a den and stuff. And I haven't seen him in three days," Towhee said. "Has he been here? This entire time?" she guessed, speaking a little more slowly than usual.