Firefly Glen My knight in shining Uber.

She nodded. That was how it had always worked in the past. Towhee did wonder if her age might shorten it or make it more difficult for conception to take. But she made a conscientious decision not to dwell on the negative anymore. It was time to look on the goddamn bright side.

-“Have I ever told you that you look just like him? My mate, who disappeared.”- Towhee paused, drawing in a breath, then letting it out slowly. -“It’s nothing personal but if I do decide to let someone bone me, I can’t have him wearing my dead mate’s face.”-

She wouldn’t choose Alaric. Towhee made this clear by suddenly feinting toward him with her teeth bared. It really wasn’t anything personal and she hoped he wouldn’t hold it against her later. But right now, she wanted him to get away from her.