Sun Mote Copse This mess is a place

Although he shielded himself, Towhee still gave him a playful smack on the foreleg, just because. "Damn straight," she agreed with a smirk before her face took on a more thoughtful expression. She ran her tongue around her mouth, almost as if physically chewing on her thoughts.

After a few moments of companionable silence, she asked, "If the unexpected happened, you'd help me raise them, right?"