Heron Lake Plateau If you get lost you can always be found

She spoke, and Phox listened. He wondered what compelled her to tell her whole life story, and it made him suspicious. It seemed like the kind of thing Camilla’s stalkers might do. He had become rather protective of Camilla, and he did not want to put her in any danger by letting some stranger in here... not that it was his decision anyway. Still, Phox was certain that if he told Niamh or Quixote not to let somebody in, they would listen to him. He had proven his worth since he had arrived.

When she stopped, Phox swiveled his ear back to listen to Niamh’s call. Kaala would need to relay all that information back to his leader, and he had no intention of doing it for her. He was merely the first line of defense, should she turn out to be a trespasser or some other kind of annoyance to the Redhawks.

Niamh will be here soon, he replied, omitting any other information beyond that. She didn’t really need to know anything else, did she?