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He couldn't quite articulate Ptero yet, not fully, but he could mimic. He was great at that. Watching what Towhee had done, he only repeated her actions this time - then a few more times, then what might have been equivalent to 'howhowhow' before appearing satisfied. But practice makes perfect, right?

Towhee was right to think he couldn't comprehend the absence of his father. He couldn't. Lyric had no way of understanding why everyone was so upset except for himself and Carolina, had they missed a meal? If Killdeer returned he would be able to move forward like his father had never been gone, but if he didn't? For a time Lyric would be fine, eventually he would forget Killdeer's face until one day he grew old enough to question why he had no such father figure in his life. Maybe then he would learn to be angry.