Redhawk Caldera Magic is costly. You take what you didn't earn, but you pay for it.

Reyes realized he did not want to be here. He wanted to see his kids, but he didn't want to be here, in this moment, with this person. The warring between them would only continue and likely get worse, as they were both pig-headed enough not to allow any leeway.

At least that's what Reyes thought, feeling the itch to run; but then Towhee said something that surprised him. It was as if his yelling had finally worked its way through to her, and when he focused enough to listen he felt a tremulous hope.

Then...? He echoed, watching her expectantly. The air still buzzed with the anger he felt, the tension strong between them. What did she think he was trying to do? Steal them away from her? If that had been his goal then they'd be with him now in Brecheliant — her injury had been the perfect opportunity for such a heist — but the thought never even entered Reyes' mind.