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Fennec laughed a small, quiet laugh that sounded more miserable than genuine. She really wished it was that easy.

I can’t. That’s why I didn’t ask Germanicus. It would have been nice if he’d offered to keep his word, but I would have spent the whole time wishing he was there. Casual doesn’t work for me. She had turned it over a dozen times or more, tried to convince herself it was an option. But in her heart she knew.

Unless she found someone she could trust, Killdeer would be the only child she had.

So it’s not a good excuse, anymore. I have to get over it. I have to stop letting it get in the way. She smiled, the expression full of frustration for herself. Towhee deserved better than that and, honestly? So did Meerkat. Seal hadn’t cared one way or the other. He was just a kid who deserved to know his family.

I’m glad you can. You deserve it, and so does dad.