Moonspear incommunicado

It's not a secret or anything, he replied, chuckling. She's probably just teasing you, not telling you about it. That's Towhee for ya.

What about Moonspear, indeed. If Killdeer had a morsel of prey for every time he'd asked himself that question, he'd never go hungry again.

Our numbers here are down, he began slowly, face pensive. Sialuk was kind of the glue holding it all together, and she went out exploring indefinitely. I was staying for my kids here, but they're nearly all grown up. I feel like, if I'm going to do this, now is my chance.

All that said, he settled onto his haunches and turned his ears curiously toward Bushtit.

Who's this Soto guy? Killer asked the boy with a smirk. His Gramma's newest squeeze, no doubt.