Broken Antler Fen We don't need to be related to relate.

Just the sight of Wraen's face made Towhee want to spill her guts, simply because she knew she could. Her friend would listen without judging... well, on second thought, she might judge, but it always came from a good place. Unlike last time, however, Towhee buttoned up her lips instead of springing a verbal assault on her longtime friend.

She even managed a smile at Wraen's teasing. "I just like you so much, I can't stay away for long," Towhee quipped in reply, pausing before saying, "Hey, have I ever told you that you're one of my best friends?" Actually, she might've defaulted to her closest by merit of the others dying (Hydra) or leaving (Niamh). But that seemed like an unnecessary thing to say. "We should come up with a better title than that though," she added in the next breath.