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She didn’t get very far when she felt a nudge to the space just past her rib cage. Towhee whirled, snapping her teeth playfully at Aquene, then grinning and throwing a companionable elbow her way.

That tickled, she complained, nodding to acknowledge the healer’s comment. Yeah, it do be like that sometimes, especially with the demands of young kids. But hey, congrats on the promo.

Towhee made no mention of her own interest in the rank, nor did she voice the opinion that she still wished they’d changed the its name to something else. In her eyes, the term matrona was synonymous with Rue and Aquene deserved her own fancy, unique title.

How’s it going so far? she said instead, planting her feet and shifting a bit to face the medicus properly to indicate she had both time and interest in a proper catchup.