Redhawk Caldera I'm a phoenix in the water

Fennec probably could have gotten away with just mouthing the words and been a lot better off, but she didn't even consider it.  Luckily Towhee caught her speaking and adjusted for her.  She didn't shift at all as her mom came to lay next to her, but she did rest her head briefly on her shoulder and pressed (firmly) for an anchor for a moment.

Turning her face again, the tense smile was gone.  Can't.  In the canyon she'd had some trouble both eating and sleeping, but that was nothing compared to what was up now.  She was definitely tired (nearly all the time) but she couldn't seem to sleep.  This is a - real bitch.  

She could use a distraction.  Got any - news?  Something she could listen to but wouldn't have to interject too much.  She'd take one of her mom's history lessons too, gladly, but it had been a while since she heard that kinda thing.