Valley of Gold you may encounter the body

though her brother's panic begins to ignite her own, towhee jr attempts to temper it. for while it was no secret that her mother, despite that towhee jr would fully believe her to be immortal, was getting older. it was easy not to notice it, because a part of her chooses not to. but when faced with a situation like this, reality comes in like a stark and impossible to ignore storm. still, she must be strong. logical. for herself. for her babies. for bushtit.

-it is ok, bushtit. take a deep breath,- towhee jr signs, forcing her own shoulders to relax, to portray a picture of resolute ease. even if it didn't portray the reeling worry of her thoughts. -mom is strong. smart. and she always did like to travel.- but no doubt that was redundant to what bushtit already knew; but it was unusual, towhee knows, that the elder towhee would travel even a small distance without letting him know.

she looks to tvar then, chest warming as he jumps in an attempt to help calm her brother. it reminds towhee that despite that he has grown so much he was still just a boy. her attention moves to her brother then as he turns back around, intently watching him to answer her husband's questions.