Bramblepoint Before planet Earth was here, I was riding a light year.

Especially considering the passing resemblance, the woman’s words immediately made Towhee think of Meerkat et al. She wondered where Eydis’s children had gone and whether they would return, or if she would be left waiting indefinitely.

The next comment intrigued her, though before Towhee could say anything, Bushtit piped up to ask, -“Where did your children go?”- She stared at him for a beat, surprised that he’d not only spoken up but evidently reached right into her own brain. -“How come you didn’t go with them?”- was all him though.

Towhee didn’t want to discourage her son’s curiosity, though she simultaneously tried to shoot Eydis look that said, You don’t have to answer that if you don’t want to.