Redhawk Caldera (M) Don’t click play.

I fast-forwarded, hope that’s cool! It probably makes sense to fade here, though if you want to continue and/or have another thread soon, I’m down. :)

She almost told him that the name just happened to suit her theme, though Towhee forgot the thought nearly the moment it drifted through her head. Now that they were so close—the touch barrier officially broken—every thought fell out of her head as she finally let her instincts take control.

When the eastern horizon began to glimmer, the first fingers of September sunlight crawled over a loudly snoring Towhee. She and Hotah had had a busy night and she’d sprawled beside him to sleep off their arduous activities. The days ahead would be similarily busy—perhaps even fructuous? But such vigors demanded rest, especially for an older woman.