Northstar Vale I can shoot a shotgun, I can catch a fish

Yeah. She didn’t laugh, but it did get a small smile out of her. One that faded pretty quickly with the tone of what they were talking about. She forgot he’d had two too… mainly because she tended to forget her mom. It was always uncomfortable realizing that, but Towhee had filled the role for so long it was impossible to imagine anyone else.

It’s not as bad, this time. I didn’t love him. But it still sucks to be left behind, and to know that he gets to go off and find happiness somewhere. If anyone ever needed proof for why life wasn’t fair, here was a great example. Twice now she’d lost everything to men who seemed to lose nothing in return.

If I were you, I couldn’t have done it. She added, letting her voice fall quieter. At least I always had Killdeer.