Redhawk Caldera I wanna take you into the sunlight.

"Oh?" Rue responded to Towhee's admission, curious and a little flattered. However, in the time it took Towhee to sigh heavily, the subject was changed, and it seemed unlikely that Rue would learn any details about the dream. 

"I'm glad you said yes."

What else could she have said? Whatever Towhee needed, all she had to do was ask. The answer would always be yes. 

"I'm glad you asked," Rue returned, and not only in politeness. She had felt hopelessly unuseful since her arrival at the Caldera, struggling to find a role she could fill given that anything requiring movement was pretty much out of the question. It stood to reason that caring for the newest generation would restore some sense of purpose in the Redfern. 

...And that was just about as far as they were going to get with that conversation. Towhee declared it time for a nap, and far be it from Rue to delay the expecting mother's rest. Rue nodded into agreement. She then eased herself onto the cool dirt of the den floor, her stiff movements markedly less graceful than Towhee's slide. 

Sun and stars! When the pups got here, Rue just hoped she could keep up!