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Although Ruenna's signing was rudimentary at best, Towhee could easily read her lips from here. She smiled gratefully, though her lips pressed together when she raised her head again to regard the pale stranger. She opened her mouth to say something, when another idea struck her. It was kind of a wild one, though she didn't give it much thought before deciding to go with it.

-"I'm going to let you—and Pip here—vet her. I trust your judgment,"- Towhee said, mostly speaking to Ruenna. -"All I ask is that you two are unanimous about your decision. If it's a split, it's a no go. Sound good?"- But she didn't really wait for a reply before adding, -"Come find me at the rendezvous site afterward and let me know how it goes,"- and then striding away into the woods.