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Ruenna arrived promptly, but all the Sovereign's appearance did was make Alyx feel like some kind of awkward third wheel. It was clear from the way they interacted that Ruenna and Caracal were closer than Alyx felt with anyone lately, leaving her to stand off to the side, fidgeting. Suddenly, she regretted having gone at all. She agreed to accompany Towhee with the intention of seeing her twin and getting her head in a better place before she had to deal with everything else, but Caracal's meltdown was stressing her out all over again.

Maybe she wasn't big sister material after all.

Um, Alyx cut in, Towhee says she's sorry she can't come back, but she's been diagnosed with bleeding in her stomach. Raven called it ulcers. It was brought on by stress and Raven wants her to stay for a few weeks and get some proper rest to help them heal. She thought that was about it. Alyx chewed her lower lip, trying to think of something comforting to say to Caracal, but she simply didn't have the spoons for it when she was still aching from the news of her own mother's death. At least his was still alive. He didn't have to act like the world was ending.

I'm gonna just ... go, she said, gesturing vaguely off into the distance before taking several backward steps and then turning to flee to somewhere a little quieter.