Redhawk Caldera People always gave me love

Hearing about Leto’s missing son made Towhee hiss in a breath, her entire body sagging like someone had punched her in the stomach. She said nothing for a beat, letting the mutual agony wash through her, draining the last dregs of what little energy she’d had to spare.

I get it. Understatement. But you can’t just dump your son here and leave, Towhee said, too exhausted to mince words. You can both stay. Livi, she added, sounding absolutely weary as she turned to her comrade, would you mind helping them settle in. I need to…

Towhee waved toward the back of the Hobbit Hole, forgetting all about her abandoned meal and bid for fresh air. Her appetite was as sparse as her vitality. She slumped back in the den, sparing Leto and her son a silent apology for her brevity. Hopefully Alivia could explain the context and the Redhawk would make it up to them some other day…