Frogspawn Swamp I worked hard all my lifetime

Ceridwen scraped the gunk from her face, then cleared the pipes with a series of powerful sneezes. Towhee watched all of this with mild amusement, particularly when the younger woman picked up the conversation without batting a muddy eyelash.

Towhee met the question with a ponderous silence, then a hum to indicate that she was still considering her answer. She liked to think she’d done everything she’d ever wanted to do, or at least that she still might in the years to come. Just because there were fewer ahead than behind didn’t mean her life was over.

I guess the only thing I can think of, she said slowly, is leave the Teekon Wilds. Believe it or not, I used to be a total homebody. I’ve only picked up traveling this last year or so. I enjoy it a lot but I’ve never actually left this place, at least not for long, Towhee mused, thinking of her brief foray to Frosthawks long ago. I have no idea if it would be any fun, nor do I have any plans to do it, but it’s something I’ve never done.