Broken Antler Fen Dead girl!

When Teya asked him if he didn't hear, it was as if all the puzzle pieces came falling together. He had heard the howl, he supposed, but he hadn't immediately linked it to Towhee even though her call was so very recognisable. Maybe he'd just blocked it out. Ibis suggested that she must've known Wraen. Eljay was actually kind of happy that he had missed Towhee in, apparently, a crazy state of being.

It must've been Towhee, Eljay said, frowning. She and Wraen were close. She, uh, she's the leader of Redhawk Caldera. A sensitive subject, still, since he had never returned to its fold; not even to say hello to his old family and friends. It was just difficult; difficult to travel, of course, but also difficult simply because he had left on such a bad note. He wasn't sure how he could ever face them, honestly. There was so much resentment and hurt there, but he mostly feared that from their side. He'd left them at a terrible time, after all. While he didn't regret leaving and was glad for his choices, Eljay certainly felt guilty when he thought of it all, still.