Redhawk Caldera distorted light beam

There was a tickle of envy in Phox as he watched Towhee reunite with her daughter. While he was glad to have found both Peregrine and Vesper, they wouldn't have the same reaction to him coming home. How could they? They barely knew him.

The feeling only lasted a moment before Towhee beckoned him to come closer, and he felt his shoulders slump, a relief that she was not angry with him. He had been so strong these past few months, ever-searching, always staying steady, and he found now all he wanted to do was curl up at Towhee's feet and just feel his feelings. So that was exactly what he did.

Every emotion, from losing Niamh, to finding out she was dead, to finding out their children were alive, to finding Peregrine, to Vesper's rejection of him, to finding Tierra, to coming here. They all shook through him simultaneously, and Phox let himself be vulnerable, whining softly at Towhee's feet.