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Only when they got underway did Towhee open her mouth to respond to Niamh's remark, though she clapped it shut when her friend brought up their common ancestors. "Really?" she said, interest piqued at their mutual history. "How did DeMontes become Redleafs become Redhawks, I wonder?" she questioned rhetorically.

But on the subject of family, Towhee addressed her Person's prior comment. "Godmother? Really? I'd be honored, even if they're Colt's," she quipped, smiling wryly at Niamh (and dodging any bats aimed her way). "Do you think you'll take his surname when you two tie the knot?" she wondered, a speculative look entering her orange eyes as as that same thought from a moment ago drifted to the forefront of her mind.