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He expected her to elaborate on the details of Maxim’s disappearance, though she didn’t. Caracal was afraid to ask. His heart squeezed in fear for his stepdad, not to mention his poor mom. He knew Towhee could look after herself—and their kids as well—but damn, that still sucked horribly.

I’m sorry, mom, he said uselessly. We were on our way to come see you in the morning, he added to answer her question, pointing behind himself. Heda’s asleep back there. We were just at Moonspear, visiting with Meerk, Killer and the rest…

He wondered if he should go wake Heda. But it seemed like a strange thing to do, in the circumstances. Surely the good news would cheer up Towhee a bit, though there was still the matter of her missing mate. Aside from looking for him, Caracal didn’t know if there was anything anyone could do.

Nevertheless, he asked, Do you need our help?