Northstar Vale Incredible thoughts, incredible minds

Her lips pressed into a thin line when Phox asked his question. His brown eyes found hers and Towhee’s jaw clenched. Despite what she’d said, she’d be more than a little dismayed if Phox decided to go with them.

In any case, they didn’t know yet where they were headed. Fennec promised to keep them posted, then Killdeer followed that up with a mention of delivering this same news to Bronco.

She wished they would stay a bit longer. Towhee had so many thoughts, it was hard to pin down any of them. But she knew that, given some time to process, she would have more to say on this matter. She wasn’t going to be given that opportunity and she would not insist they stay when it was clear that wasn’t an option for either of them.

You’re always welcome here, Towhee said as they made to leave. I know you won’t be strangers, she added optimistically, hoping they wouldn’t be out of reach about a week from now, when her pups came.