Hideaway Strath Did you think that money was heaven sent?

It was past time to retire for the night, though Towhee stood solidly near the pass, squinting into the darkness. She could've sworn the earth was trembling every now and then, which was as concerning as it was peculiar. She wondered if there was any sound accompanying these strange vibrations. She should get back to the rendezvous site and ask her brother, see what he thought of the seismic events.

She turned and made to leave, though X swooped out of the night and landed on a tree branch directly overhead. She signaled toward the pass, so Towhee looked over her shoulder. She couldn't see much, since it was getting dark, but she turned and trotted back there. When she found Rye standing there with a strange she-wolf, their shoulders nearly touching, Towhee forgot all about the shuddering earth.

-"Uh, who's this?"- she barked, perhaps more sharply than was warranted.