Redsand Canyon field

She couldn’t help it; his words made her tense. Towhee drew in a breath, trying to relax and not overthink the implications. Nearly all of her children dispersed. She wouldn’t say she was used to the idea, nor that she liked it, but she’d accepted it.

That wasn’t what he was saying though, she reminded herself. Maxim probably only meant they should go sightseeing or something. The two of them had discussed it briefly before. Towhee cycled a few more breaths, sorting her thoughts before replying.

I know I mentioned taking the kids on a trip sometime, maybe visiting Meerkat and her family up along the coast. But I don’t know if that plan’s gonna work anymore. I guess that would be pretty far for their first road trip anyway, even if we met them halfway. Maybe we could take them on a little field trip to one of the neutral territories outside of Mereo first…?