Redsand Canyon Wilderland.

though mulberry takes time to contemplate towhee's questions, it is only because she is ashamed of the answers. they all had a big, fat resounding no, nada. to say that she hadn't really had time to train would be a lie. and if she was starting with a clean slate: would that deter towhee from helping to teach her? or was that better?

in lieu of not getting lost in that whirlpool of questions mulberry's expression turns sheepish. no training. i was never anyone's apprentice. she pauses for a beat, ears fluttering back to rest at half mast atop her skull. not sure if being a clean slate is a good thing or not. a nervous sort of laugh escapes her, hoping upon hopes that towhee didn't give her up as a lost cause.