Sun Mote Copse and your heartbeat is heard three rooms over

It was just the two of them. Towhee's emotions waged war inside of her: on one hand, she was so happy to see them alive and well. On the other, she felt a crushing sense of disappointment and grief that her closest loved ones were still in the wind. She felt like she might break apart as all these feelings assaulted her and she did her best to tamp them down a bit and behave pragmatically.

Wraen questioned the children about their plans now and Towhee felt a little struck. Surely they would stay here with her, right? The Sovereign's concerns and questions were absolutely fair, though now the former Kilonova's attention turned almost pleadingly to Dorea and Sundance as it sank in: their staying here wasn't a foregone conclusion. They still had families out there somewhere too, people that were surely looking for them, missing them as Towhee missed Fig...

She swallowed thickly, unable to speak. Anyway, it was entirely up to them. Towhee selfishly continued to hope they would choose to stay here, though they were old enough to make their own choices. She couldn't help but press herself a little closer, all the same, so they at least understood they were wanted and welcome.