Ocean's Breath Plateau Don't tell Dad the babysitter's dead

She debated about closing her eyes before deciding to keep them open, staring straight ahead. It might spook the kid, though Towhee was totally okay with that. She bit back a snicker.

A loud wheeze escaped her when Rolayne called her bluff by planting his feet on her chest with force. Towhee rolled back the other way, genuinely struggling to breathe as he’d very effectively knocked the wind out of her. Her free paw beat the ground as she rode out the horrible sensation.

Damn, kid, you’re a savage, she coughed when she could manage.

Pushing upright—and ignoring her body’s protests—Towhee gave herself a little shake before holding out a balled-up paw for a fist bump.