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She was still waiting for the other shoe to drop, but Towhee doubled down on support. They were all unshakeable. How was her mom not upset by this?

Towhee pressed in close and Fennec allowed her to momentarily... but then shifted away. She wanted to scream and couldn't understand why Towhee wasn't doing it for her.

No. She withdrew, turning to go. I'm... I don't feel well. I'll let you know. It wasn't a lie but it was definitely an excuse. She'd completely forgotten about the Regent position too, though remembered likely wouldn't have changed much of how she handled this. Fennec was surprised to find that it would have been better if her mom had been mad. Maybe not in the long run, but for now, at least they could have been upset together.