Redhawk Caldera shine on, you crazy diamond

She was distracted by her pale daughter pulling away, and the hurt in her breast only grew deeper, something piercing her to the core. 

. . .introductions? I'm Towhee.

Maegi looked at the dark woman, jaw slightly slack. Maegi, she said, the emotion from before almost devoid from her voice. She gestured toward her husband, silent at her side. This is Mou. Vesper, Peregrine, and Blueberry, she named each of the children in turn.

Once formalities were over with, they could get to work. The kids could settle in, and Mou and Maegi. . . Well, Blackfeather Woods was only a heartbeat away.

And after that—