Sun Mote Copse Othan.

Still her niece didn't show much in the way of emotion. Towhee squinted a little. If she'd found out that Orca was somehow alive, she would've been beside herself. But she'd had a very good relationship with her sister. Maybe that wasn't the case with Kiwi and Bat.

She watched as Kiwi threw back her head, presumably calling for Wildfire. While they waited for the Sovereign to come, Towhee lapsed into silence. She was curious about Kiwi's lack of reaction, yet it wasn't really any of her business if she wasn't particularly tickled to find out her litter mate was alive after all.

Her own howl hadn't drawn Wildfire out very quickly, though evidently hearing from her daughter put the pep in the leader's step. It wasn't more than a few minutes before she arrived, looking a little short of breath, and glanced between her younger sister and daughter. "What is it?"

"Bat turned up—alive," Towhee said promptly.