Redhawk Caldera Kiss my (uh oh).

It was a little ridiculous, that they were all sitting around casually discussing who was going to kill who. Ruenna might have cracked a smile herself if Towhee had laughed, but none of that happened thanks to Fennec's rushed departure. 

Ruenna met Towhee's quizzical look with a shrug. She had heard Fennec's parting words, but they hadn't made the reason behind her hasty exit any more clear. 

"Oh, I'm just glad to be useful," Rue responded with the polite answer, but it was also the truth. Now that she was a Regent, she felt that her disability was all the more visible, and she always wondered if she was doing enough in the eyes of the pack. 

"Better," Rue answered her question, her thoughts still on her disability. "I've been swimming a lot, and it's been helping the pain, and..." 

And this was not actually what she wanted to be talking about. 

"...I heard the Phox was back?" Rue changed the subject practically mid-sentence. She made the sign for Phox just in case Towhee needed help keeping up. Rue swallowed heavily. Her body language shifted from its casual tone, becoming more attuned, more alert and oriented to Towhee as she waited for a response.