Heron Lake Plateau New life, new start?

Yes, "Toe-hee"! :)

His mentions of scouting and danger immediately made her think of Bat. Towhee's eye twitched but she didn't say anything, letting him finish. Even without the recent tragedy, the Beta didn't see a whole lot of merit in these particular skills. Life in a pack should be sustained in the pack's territory, for the most part. She'd already thought little of ranging just for the sake of it and now Bat's loss made her distaste all the stronger.

"We don't need any scouts or messengers," she said frankly. But she hadn't forgotten that she did want to recruit him. "What about hunting? Guarding? You any good at those?" Towhee pressed.