Sun Mote Copse What a fool believes

Finally, she slid past him. Phox didn't stop her, but instead shook his coat to ease the tension (and his head, because he was kind of at a loss on this whole thing). Because they were still near the middle of the copse, he didn't know that she was planning on actually leaving here, but he probably wouldn't have done anything differently anyway. With a deep breath, Phox closed his eyes and sighed, once again trying to shed the mountain of feelings that were upon him.

When he finally reopened his eyes, he set off toward Towhee and the kids. He wouldn't disturb them, but he would absolutely give his sister the lowdown once the kids had left them alone the following morning.