Meadowlark Prairie the lady of the house

"Oh," Towhee admitted when he gave her some context on his name, "I just thought it was rays, like rays of sunlight." That's what the word looked like to her, shaped by lips. She took in the rest of what he said with a glimmer in her eye, though there would be no smiling today. Maybe not for a while.

"Yes," she agreed a little distractedly as they finally neared the den. "I don't know exactly when they'll get here but... soon." She slowed down even more, feeling suddenly extremely tired. She wanted to curl up with him and take a nap, like old times.

But she should really check in with @Phox, stay close in case he needed her. And Towhee wanted to be sure @Ruenna knew she was still wanted and welcome here. Maybe she could get everyone to come here and rest together. Now there was an idea. The place might even be big enough to accommodate the whole pack, since it (the pack) was so small...

Then she remembered what Phox had said about Reyes. -"Towhee, I don't think it's a good idea... I won't stop him if you want him back, but..."- Surely he would not be comfortable with that living arrangement. And what if Niamh came back? She shook her overcrowded head and gave up on trying to speculate about what might happen. The only thing she knew for sure was she would be giving birth any day now and she needed all the support she could get.