Neverwinter Forest Bullet train to Iowa.

Towhee was about to make some crude joke about being death’s mother or some such, though Ceridwin’s mention of aging parents gave her pause. She supposed if she was getting old, then so was Eljay, though Towhee still thought of him as the tenderhearted boy from her own youth. She let slip a little sigh.

Yeah, my dad was Peregrine and my mom was Fox. Both Redhawks in name. They were the original founders of Redhawk Caldera, like they literally found and named the place after themselves. The Blackthorns were always a key part of the family too, though. My parents and your grandparents were the Alphas and Betas, respectively, for quite a while. According to the lore.

Towhee sat up a little to adjust her position in the pool. The air felt very cool on her shoulders, prompting a shiver as she hastily dunked herself again. Maybe she would never get out of here, after all. Or maybe she’d at least stay here until summertime.

Aside from getting geriatric, how are your parents doing these days? she found herself wondering.