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Eljay hadn't asked Rasalas for details either, though he pointed out that Niamh might know or at least be the most likely to succeed at sussing some information from the boy. There was a pause before he tacked on another comment. Towhee didn't hear his tone, though she noticed the slight hesitation. Her brows knitted together as she turned over the words in her mind, wondering what the medic meant by that.

It prompted her to open her mouth and ask, after all, -"Why are you looking for Niamh?"- Towhee's gaze rested sharply on his face, though there was nothing accusatory or particularly interrogative about her expression. She was mostly just extremely curious now, wondering what had transpired to evoke such a statement from the likes of Eljay.