Redhawk Caldera Just as I took the world on my shoulders

She was nearly past when Towhee broke in and Fennec's pelt prickled with annoyance. Some part of her knew that her fuse was unusually short, that it wasn't a bit rational to take that out on her mom. That didn't mean she listened.

I didn't say anything, she responded, stopping in her tracks. Shit, now she was going to have to separate the two of them. And then she'd have to deal with Killdeer complaining about that, and honestly? She didn't have the space for it. Not at all right now.

Just... fuck it. Nevermind. She added, punctuated with an agitated lash of her tail. I'll come back. Avoiding situations like that seemed to be the best course lately anyway - for both of their sakes.