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Fennec let the hug last longer than she normally would have, relishing the comfort of it in silence. But after a while she lifted her head and drew back a bit to speak.

I really did know you had... stuff. That was likely about as much of an apology as she'd get, though it was more of an admission. It was a comforting promise but she still wasn't entirely sure that was the whole root of her problem. Whatever the case, right now she was more than willing to drop everything she'd been weirdly hung up on and move forward.

And we wanted to tell you before, but Bronco and I, we made things official. So I guess that's latest news from me. For an announcement that should've had a lot of joy come with it, she was relatively low key. She did smile, though. Becoming mates had done a bit to alleviate her insecurities, but it was hard to deny that things had changed. If she had seen him at all, no doubt Towhee knew.