Redhawk Caldera Reactivity

With Reyes gone, it allowed Towhee to properly pay attention not only to Caracal but the twins. Tierra tried to run after her wayward father and the Sovereign instinctively released her clutches on the other two to go after her. She didn't get far before Towhee caught up to her and herded her back toward her siblings, deaf but not blind to the child's upset about the matter.

She missed Sphyra's sleepy query entirely as her eyes darted back to her son. She reached out for him again, tugging him close. If the girls wanted the same, she would provide it. If they'd prefer to process in other ways, Towhee wouldn't have much choice to allow them that agency, so long as they didn't try to run off after Reyes.

She tried to think of what to say to them to soothe everyone's raw nerves, not to mention explain why Reyes wasn't coming back. But maybe Towhee didn't need to go over all that just now. Maybe she just needed to give everyone a chance—herself included—some time to process what the hell had just happened.

Of course, someone else came demanding answers, giving Towhee no choice but to report in a wooden mutter, "Reyes is... sick." She couldn't bring herself to think of him as rabid, otherwise that meant Caracal might be lost to her too. "He attacked Caracal. I made him leave." Her orange eyes connected with the white giant's as she hoped he understood exactly what she meant.

Utterly shell-shocked otherwise—this had all come so unexpectedly on the heels of Wraen's loss—Towhee could only hope Āzon did understand and would send word to the rest of the pack in her stead. All the Sovereign was capable of at the moment was trying to comfort her children.

This may work as my final, depending on subsequent replies!