Northstar Vale I can make anybody go to prison

Of course her kid would want her to go with him to her birthplace. Towhee should’ve anticipated that. She tried not to cringe. Was there any way she could wiggle her way out of this one, preferably without disappointing Jack too badly?

Well, she sure as shit wasn’t going to redirect him to Akashingo. Naturally, Jack brought it up on his own, mentioning one of the envoys who’d stayed in Mereo. Towhee went very stiff and thought about forbidding him outright. But that wouldn’t go over well.

I would strongly prefer if you didn’t go anywhere near Akashingo. It’s a dangerous and frankly skeezy place, Towhee said slowly, then paused and resignedly added, But that’s just, like, my opinion, man.

Jack was old enough to do what he liked, including leaving the vale to visit other packs. He really didn’t even need to ask permission. Towhee didn’t really want to point that out to him though. She loved that her children remained close to her. She appreciated so much that he asked and involved her. But just like she’d given them a choice to come here—and she was ever so glad they’d decided to join Epoch too—Towhee wanted them to have autonomy.

If you really don’t mind waiting on me, we can check out Brecheliant sometime. My older brother still lives there, Towhee said, already picturing the look on Eljay’s face when she turned up there.