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He had forgotten (on purpose or not was still up in the air) how humorless she was. Maybe that was part of what was mildly intriguing about her. There was some kind of challenge there that Phox found he couldn't give up on. It was part of the fun, just like heckling Towhee was part of the fun with her. Her next question was pointed, and he felt a little bit of his ego go ahead and shrivel into nothingness at the sentiment. He had once been a rather good hunter, though those days were long behind him.

Family, mostly, he replied. And wasn't that the truth? It was the nice thing about having connections. Even with his condition~ he could be useful in other ways and earn his keep.