Hideaway Strath terrible deductions

Remembering that Towhee was on watch this morning (or afternoon? xD), Rue moved swiftly toward the Strath's gateway when the howl met her ears. Unless the owner of the voice was directly visible to Towhee, the kilonova would need someone to inform her that Asterism Grove had a caller. 

Rue arrived, but it seemed Towhee and her mystery caller had found each other without assistance. They stood on opposite sides of the river, exchanging greetings. The stranger called herself Aneira, and she was looking for a new home. The use of the word "new" begged the question, what happened to the old one?-- but Rue kept her queries to herself. 

Rue drew up to the edge of the river, moving to stand within Towhee's line of sight. She nodded to Aneira and signed a quick, friendly greeting to Towhee-- she was starting to pick up on a few of the more common gestures in Towhee's sign language. Unwilling to interrupt, Rue remained silent, stance relaxed and expression curious.