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None of Kiwi's report really surprised her, so to speak. Tegan could be really crass, although what had compelled him to mouth off to their sister pack's Regent? Was he bent out of shape by Bat's decision? Judging by how he'd reacted to her death, Towhee could see it. It didn't excuse it, of course, but she decided to take Kiwi's take at face value.

She couldn't detect tone, though Kiwi's unsolicited advice and "Is that it?" rubbed her the wrong way a bit. Maybe both allied packs' Betas sucked at their jobs. But Towhee couldn't care about that right now. She didn't see Niamh move to speak, so Towhee not only talked over her but essentially posed the same question as she said, "No, that's not it. Did you happen to notice which way he went?"