Northstar Vale Cute without the E.

Me neither, kiddo, Towhee said, earnest despite the yawn that cut through the words. Putting a paw to her mouth, she added, I’m really hoping to stay here a long while. And, hey, I won’t complain if you decide to stick around too. You’re welcome to live with me for as long as you like, up to and including forever.

He told her to go ahead and take her nap while he fetched something to eat. Towhee saluted him, feeling a rush of fondness as she watched Jack Snipe wander off to rustle up some grub. All of her kids were pretty great, though there was something really damn special about her youngest two.

Probably Maxim’s baby gravy, she mused under her breath as she made herself comfortable, letting out a noise halfway between a laugh and a sigh as her eyes slipped shut.

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