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She seemed to ruminate over his answer. He felt her eyes on him; she looked at his wound, at the state of him in entirety, and Reyes thought for a second she was rethinking her decision. His heart was in his throat. He felt like he was going to be sick — but then she turned and slowly began to lead him back towards the caldera. Back towards home. He readily followed after her.

Then she spoke and Reyes was caught off-guard again. Was there a point in him saying, Go ahead, or was Towhee too busy looking at the path which wound towards their home? Either way, Reyes was there, he was listening.