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Well that didn't make her feel any better. Actually, it made her feel pretty frustrated. Towhee had told her to come here in the first place, and it wasn't like Leto could leave Delos with his father - she didn't even know who he was! Lately she felt that she could get a pretty good idea, except he had disappeared before ever getting lucky. She had uprooted her life for that man, too.

She felt guilty for thinking that way of course, Delos was just a boy. Nothing that had happened was his fault. But, it was hard for Leto not to feel a little bit upset about how things had turned out for her; it was nothing like the adventures she had imagined. She had been stupid, listened to Soto. Maybe because she was waiting for his brother, or maybe because she was damn good at playing simon says.

Shaking her head, Leto couldn't smooth over her furrowed brow this time. I'm not ready to talk about this. She decided. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate this. I'm going to contribute. But to be honest, I can't speak to you right now. Not until she could get her crap together, she felt like an elk waiting to kick the hunter straight in the head. If you want to speak to Delos, he's old enough to do that on his own. He was nearly half a year, and frankly she was ready to kick him out of the nest. The maternal instinct might be fading, but he needed to learn to speak for himself.

Nudging Delos, she didn't wait for Towhee's input before taking off.

Last from Leto!