Redsand Canyon Each and every breath we take

Of course Towhee had more and of course Killer loved them. Fennec felt that moment of bereft jealousy, not just for that, but for everything she'd missed here that Towhee got to see. Her son had chosen this place, and his grandmother, over his parents. Reason told her it was because he was old enough to want to find his own life, but right now, reason was hard to hold onto. She was trying.

At least he hadn't been there. If nothing else, this meant he hadn't had to choose. She tried not to wonder what choice he would have made.

Not really. I should probably find him first. Just like she hadn't wanted him here when she talked with Towhee, she had things she wanted to say that were only for him. She owed him that.

I'll come meet them later. She tried to summon a smile and managed a small one. I'm happy for you mom, really. Sorry it's hard to show it. She had some catching up to do, finding up what Towhee had been up to all this time while she was burning her own life to the ground. It sounded like this place was honestly home for her now. That was pretty cool.