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She kept glancing over her shoulder as she meandered back toward the adjacent woodland, so Towhee noticed Fennec almost as soon as she ambled into view. She promptly dug her heels into the ground and pivoted, sweeping toward her blind daughter.

Fen, you’re gonna have to forgive me for saying this, Towhee mumbled when she reached the pale woman, nosing at her cheek, but damn, you are a sight for sore eyes.

That was a loaded statement. She knew it. Fennec would certainly pick up on it. But for a moment, Towhee just reveled in her eldest daughter’s company, tail waving away the inevitable breaking of bad news.