Redhawk Caldera The truth is, I prefer whiskey.

She would officially have to find Eljay after this conversation and ask for painkillers for her headache. But it was worth it, of course, to follow everything Wraen had to say. They hadn't seen one another in months, after all, and though Towhee didn't necessarily align with her friend on every issue, she still valued her. Anything of import to Wraen was also important to the Sovereign.

Her face remained blank through much of it, though she did squint when Wraen described this Kukutux's stance on a woman's worth to a man. Fucking ugh, Towhee thought but did not interrupt. Anyway, she forgot all about this crazy lady when Wraen began talking about Kukutux's misapprehension regarding Arcturus, then Wraen's own complex relationship with him. Towhee pressed her lips together and wondered if he'd ever told Wraen how he really felt about her.

"It just goes to show you that outside appearances are deceiving and every family is fucking crazy," Towhee said astutely. She loved Hydra dearly but she could also acknowledge that she was a little non compos mentis sometimes. Weren't they all? "And," she continued with a breath, "every pack has its real nuts." And Moonspear's might be teaching her daughter about medicine, perhaps other things. Towhee could've been concerned but this was @Fennec. Her daughter was entirely too headstrong, independent and intelligent to let anyone convince her she was some dude's baby factory. Nope, she wasn't worried at all.

Having Wraen confirm the relationship between Eljay and Maia so casually threw Towhee for a loop for a solid twenty seconds. When she rebooted, she played back everything else her friend had said. "Wait, Eljay's leaving?" was the blurted takeaway. A cold, hollow feeling snaked through her, taking her a little by surprise. She'd never really realized, until she was under threat of losing him, how much she actually cared for and valued her older brother, deep down... and how much she'd always taken him for granted.