Redhawk Caldera Magnet (639Hz).

Her heart kicked when he told her it was a matter of when, not if. Towhee nodded, losing her fight with the smile that wanted to overtake his face. Her expression sobered a moment later, when Killdeer shared some of his concerns and posed a question that made her chest tighten even after all this time.

Jr and Sable, she replied without missing a beat. To be fair to me, I wanted them to come with me. But I gave them the choice and they decided to stay behind. They had each other, plus an entire pack to look after them, but I still wrestle with that decision sometimes.

That probably wasn’t what he wanted to hear, though at least he knew he wasn’t alone. Towhee had nothing but empathy for him. She felt for her great granddaughters too.

It’d make life so much easier if they just did what you wanted them to do, Towhee posited with an entirely dry laugh, but like you said, they’re adults. And that means they can make their own decisions, which is as much a good thing as it is a bad one. It means you raised them to be strong, independent women with minds of their own. And sometimes that means you’ll be at odds.

Towhee knocked her head against his nearer hip, though it didn’t feel like enough. With a grunt, she pushed herself into a sit, so she could nudge her shoulder into his.

You’re doing what you can do make the transition as painless as possible. That’s all you can really do. But I take this to mean they’re officially not going to come with you? Towhee pressed gently.