Redsand Canyon Maybe months go by, maybe years from now

The smile that curved Fen’s mouth settled some of the nerves rattled by seeing her out here this morning. And the Plebian didn’t leave her hanging, quickly explaining that she’d gone to the caldera to speak with Bronco. Towhee’s mind did an equivalent of “?!” but, once again, Fennec clarified before her imagination could run away on her.

But some of what Fennec said stumped her. Why had she gone to see Bronco in the first place? Since when had she been acting like an ass? Towhee hadn’t noticed that, though Fen was kind of a testy sort even at the best of times. Spicy was her default, plus she was going through one of the hardest things life could throw at you. A bit of moodiness was more than understandable.

Maybe I’m just biased in your favor, because I didn’t particularly notice any assholery, Towhee replied, but I feel like I missed something. Why did you go to see him in the first place? Closure? she guessed, morbidly curious about this “shit show” and sort of hoping Fennec would provide some details.