Redsand Canyon For me to walk away

Yeah. In a little bit. Fennec was wiped after this. Physically she was probably fine to get started, but mentally she needed to go take a moment and chill. Talking it through had done some on its own to sort out the mess she'd been, but it was the suggestion that really did it for her. In the short term, spilling to others could help, but it never actually lasted once the problems came back.

She gave her mom a grateful nudge, then left her to it. It didn't occur to Fennec that the conversation would have much of an effect on Towhee. She was just thankful, for maybe the first time, that she'd decided to come back. She always seemed to let herself forget what it felt like, having someone in her corner and rooting for her.