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Despite his efforts to avoid startling her, Towhee jumped slightly when Phox appeared. She had been concentrating so hard on the fraught Camilla—and begging her pardon—that she had grown oblivious to the rest of the world. She licked her lips as her brother signed something to her, abruptly realizing she hadn't misunderstood. Camilla had referred to Phox as her husband.

Orange eyes incredulous now, Towhee turned to catch some of the woman's muttered apologies and submissive behaviors. She sidestepped a bit, signing, -What the actual fuck?- at Phox. Towhee sincerely didn't know what to make of Camilla, or this situation, and she was left to wonder why on earth Phox had gotten involved with someone who was glaringly socially crippled. And to think, he'd wanted her to live with the two of them!