Heron Lake Plateau i'm stunting on everybody

She huffed a laugh at his comment, covering her mild surprise. If this wasn't about the Beta rank, Towhee's suspicions were wrong. Now she was more curious than ever. Luckily, Tegan unloaded some more without any particular poking or prodding on her end. Once more, Towhee stilled and "listened" astutely.

It was very likely Niamh had mentioned this altercation to her in passing—it struck Towhee as vaguely familiar and it was just the sort of thing her Person would likely have divulged to her—but she couldn't recall any particulars. In any case, she heard him out in full before she deigned to comment. Actually, several beats of silence passed in contemplation as Towhee considered the information.

"Niamh said, verbatim, that you have bad judgment?" Towhee wanted to know. Her lips pressed together for a moment before she added, "What prompted her to think Eas—Blackbear was lying?" She needed a bit more detail here.