Redhawk Caldera the oak when it blooms; a fox in the brush

so sorry to hold this up, whack me next time!

"please stay, killdeer," teya said softly, touching ponyboy's shoulder in quiet. "we could all benefit from you being close," she said. in the wake of everything, her children needed more support than she could give.
killdeer would be able to help there.
she was prepared to move now, to welcome the young man another time.