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Phox was still a bit on edge since Nellie's return, unsure of what Niamh's reaction would be (although he expected it wouldn't be a good one). He was pretty distracted throughout the whole process of others telling their stories, though Phox did at least try to pay attention to each one. He did like that Weejay told a story about the stars, if only because he could add that one to his list of ever-growing astronomy stories. Nellie was up next, who also contributed a story that involved stars. Maybe that was just a common theme in stories around here.

Maia's story was about bears and magic and ice, which Phox enjoyed well enough. At least the parts he could pay attention to. Something about focusing on one thing for this long had become difficult after the landslide accident. Finley's story was next, a true tale about her and Colt, which only further frazzled Phox's emotions. He gulped, doing his best not to look around for Niamh. It felt like doing that would do the opposite of calming him down, and it might make him look needy, too.

When Wraen asked if anybody else had a story to tell, Phox cleared his throat. It was his favorite, and he had always thought of Towhee when he recalled it, so it seemed appropriate. Speaking and signing, considering the audience, seemed like the best bet, so he stuck with that.

-Once upon a time, there were twin brothers. They had the same mother, but their fathers were different wolves. One was Pollux, who could not die, because his father was a god. The other was Castor, who was mortal like you and me. They were very close all throughout their lives. When Castor started to get very old and come to the end of his life, Pollux was terrified of living until the end of time without him.

So he went to his father—the one who was a god—and asked if they could be put in the sky. His father agreed, and now the both of them live up in the sky as the constellation Gemini.-

Phox's story was a bit shorter than the others, but he figured that wouldn't matter, so long as the others enjoyed it.