Redhawk Caldera Just as I took the world on my shoulders

The question had been more rhetorical than genuine, and because she didn't really care about the answer, she didn't respond. She wasn't looking for small talk - just an excuse to leave.

She could hear from where she spoke that Towhee had come to stand in front of her. With a step to the side, Fennec went to brush past. It would have been easier maybe if she'd just left Killdeer to play here, but after a while without him around, she hadn't liked that idea much either.