Redhawk Caldera You'll be always on my mind

She didn’t quite follow Fen’s first remark, though she quickly cut to the chase. Towhee set the dead duck on the ground and smiled as she took a step inside.

I’m here to see both of you, she replied with a sassy look Fennec wouldn’t see. Her eyes cut straight to the newborn, gaze softening. She loved her kids, though there was something extra special about a grandchild. They were all the joy and (almost) none of the work!

Abruptly, she wished @Phox and @Figment could be here. Although Towhee would fight anyone who questioned her claim to Killdeer—and they did share blood, of course—they were his true grandpa and his uncle.

What if, Towhee thought aloud, turning to see Fen’s face even as she snuggled down beside the tiny tot, we sent a messenger to Frosthawks to let Fig and co know about this lil’ guy?

With Meerkat AWOL, she wondered who might be up to the task. Would @Sifaka mind heading there again so soon? Towhee realized she was getting ahead of herself and waited to see what Fennec thought even as she breathed in the smell of the baby’s head.