Haunted Wood I think I was wrecked all along.

She let herself feel reassured by Bridget’s words yet again. Towhee wanted to offer her more thanks for everything she’d done and had yet to do, though she was pretty sure she’d laid it on pretty thickly already. She didn’t want to make Bridget uncomfortable. Maybe before she fell asleep, she could brainstorm some other way to repay some of her kindnesses.

You got it, Dr Bridget, she replied simply, droopy eyes following the woman’s movements as she stood and stretched in preparation to go hunt. Appreciate ya, she couldn’t help but murmur, not even sure it would be loud enough for Bridget to catch.

Another yawn forced her jaws apart and Towhee unthinkingly shook herself, only to freeze at how much it hurt all over. She sighed through the pain before unlocking her muscles to carefully stretch into a more comfortable position and let her head drop to the cool summer grass.