Redhawk Caldera hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say

Yeah. Fennec pushed aside her guilt on that. Towhee or someone else could spill the news, Fennec would be shit at delivering it and even more shit at fielding the response. They were both way better off if she played it dumb.

Let her get the good news first. Except her question wasn't exactly good either, because, shit. She didn't want to talk about that either, but it was better than talking about Niamh. Or was it?

Everything really did suck lately, didn't it.

Shit no, ew. Fennec snorted with a laugh. Penn? Fuck, imagine him as a dad? Though funny she'd say ew to that when she had no clue how Alyx would react to the actual dad. Still, she didn't hesitate. It's actually Bronco.

She wasn't embarrassed to share the news, though it was still a little weird that she saw Alyx as a sister and Bronco as a friend. He's not around right now, though. She added, trying to casually head off any questions she might ask after. Better to make her think he was just gone for the day, or hunting, or some shit like that. They had enough going on.