Redhawk Caldera 8ths.

Alivia's ears flicked forward, and her eyes met Towhee's at the mention of her father. She didn't stop chewing, but she was listening intently. She blinked when Towhee got to the "women that came after" her part. It hadn't really occurred to Alivia to wonder whether Germanicus had moved on when she and her mother left, or who he had moved on with. Now she was wondering if Towhee had been one of those women herself. The way she spoke about him, it sounded personal. 

Alivia swallowed. She chose her words more carefully than usual. 

"Mom didn't talk about him much.. I assumed because it was painful. I never really knew why." She'd always thought that the source of her mother's pain was love and longing, but Towhee's intel seemed to suggest something darker. 

"Bushtit said that Mereo is gone now, but you guys still go back to the canyon sometimes. Maybe next time I could go too." She bent down ripped the last enormous strip of flesh off the shank, leaving behind a clean legbone.