Redhawk Caldera Fully symbolic creatures.

Towhee could see that she'd thrown Ruenna for a loop again. She held back her smile as the woman parsed her words. Her orange eyes brightened a bit when Rue mentioned running into Fig along with Phox prior to arriving here. Her tail flicked.

"I was grooming him to branch out, lead a sister pack," the Sovereign explained, "before he went to spend some time with Frosthawks. I'm hoping they're picking up where I left off, so he can spin off on his own, maybe even later this year. And, I mean, he's all grown up now..."

Was it weird to try hooking up her son with an old friend? Maybe. Did Towhee care about that? Nope. But what Rue thought about it mattered, of course. Towhee cocked her head, waiting to see if her comrade would pick up what she was laying down.