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The spine's layout turned out to be very similar to the caldera's, which suited Towhee just fine. She did a cursory sweep of the interior—where she did not come across any squatters themselves, just their spoor—before committing herself to the first of many border patrols to come.

After completing her first circuit, Towhee decided to try tracking down @Shikoba. She found her way back into the stronghold and drifted toward a small woodland hugging the lake shore. Later, she would learn its name: Aumauttak Grove. She wended beneath the bare boughs until she could see the lake that reminded her of the place she'd been born five years ago today.

But she didn't know it was her birthday, nor did she particularly care. Towhee's voice rose into the late morning air, off-key as ever. She could only hope the sivullik had heard her and could pinpoint her location. She settled in to wait, orange eyes scanning the surrounding trees.