Bramblepoint bartering, pleasantries, and consumption

He didn’t want to wait. Towhee couldn’t really blame him. Actually, she smirked at his enthusiasm and waved a paw as if to wave him away right this second.

You just go straight east from here. You can go straight up and over the mountains but it’s easier to turn south and go the long way around. There’s a forest on the far side, the smell of foxes is pretty unmistakable. You ought to like it there. Towhee winked. It’s a straight shot northeast from there. You can’t miss the boulders.

Despite her joking gesture a moment ago, she didn’t want to part ways just yet. Towhee didn’t want to keep him too long but it had only been a few minutes.

I don’t mind passing along a message to Meerkat. How is she? How’s everyone? And everything? Towhee wondered, unaware of the Pandora’s Box she was opening with that question.