Redhawk Caldera Bridged by a lightwave.

Her daughter's mention of the garden made Towhee's eyes brighten a little. "Oh, yeah? I'd love to go see it sometime," she said with genuine warmth. Remembering her accidental misdirection while en route to the caldera, a chuckle burst out of her. "I guess you fig—"

Her voice cut off abruptly as Eljay appeared beside her, his initial greeting having gone unheard, naturally. Towhee zeroed in on his lips in time to catch his other comments, though. They made her forget all about what she'd been about to say as another thought hit her.

"Training..." she repeated him dumbly, turning her eyes toward Fennec. "Yeah, how is that going? You're training with that Cuckoo Tux woman as well, right? What's she like?" The Sovereign tried to keep her delivery of the question casual, though who knew how her tone came across.