Redhawk Caldera Waayo waayo.

vesper nodded seriously, appreciative that towhee was so thorough in her explanations. she didn't remember being blind or deaf, and she had to agree with her aunt— better to never have it at all then to know what you were missing. the darkling was glad she couldn't remember what it was like to be without sight or hearing, but somehow she knew better than to say that out loud.

i have big ears, she offered, hesitating. vesper flattened and then pointed them as she did so, showing off this disproportionate part of herself. like a bat. that's why mom named me vesper, she continued. she had never thought to ask why they were so much larger than everyone else's, except for her brother peregrine. um. maegi, the darkling clarified, appraising towhee as she did— it occurred to her that she had no idea what phox might have shared with his sister.

vesper felt her heart rate increase, as it usually did when conversations strayed to acknowledging that particular situation. the spar with phox had been an improvement in their relationship, but the adolescent still had a lot of built-up resentment. can you show me yogurt, now?

she could use a trick to clear her head.