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kukutux lit with a true joy. "bronco was already a strong hunter when we made our last meeting. and fennec has much skill. i have happiness that they have made a path to one another." 

and towhee was anânsiak now. she wondered if it was the first time. and she wondered too at the brief pinch of envy in her heart.

the time will come. or it will not come. be patient, granddaughter.

towhee's joy was palpable, even as her words spoke of the caldera's. she smiled back. the prospect of expanding a family through young ones was a welcome joy.  kukutux shifted a bite of jerky to her back teeth, mulling. when towhee spoke again it was to offer herself to moonglow, and the duck reached to touch the other's paw gently.

"fennec is redhawk. she travels with her mother even if she does not know it." the redhawks would live in whatever children were born to bronco's hearth. it was how villages carried stories from one place to another. "moonglow will be a home to you, if it is what you wish."

her face slid into a gently teasing expression. "we make a path back before the next moon has come. if you choose to make a path off with a handsome young hunter before this time, i will have understanding." towhee had been leader. now she was a woman at the head of her own life.