Redhawk Caldera Lightning over Mexico.

Ah, Towhee had met Crowfeather! And it sounded like he was more talkative when he was parted from his mentor's side. "Yes, they travel together as teacher and student," Ruenna confirmed of Germanicus and Crowfeather. 

The compliment was a surprise. "Thank you," Rue answered, her ears flattening a bit bashfully. 

Unfortunately, bashful was only the tip of the iceberg. Towhee zeroed in on Ruenna's designs incisively, inquiring about Germanicus as husband material, and Rue's abashment deepened. "Well... I like what I've seen so far," Ruenna allowed, fighting to keep an affected smile from her features. 

"The trouble is getting him to settle down." She shrugged in a gesture that was perhaps more nonchalant than she truly felt about the issue. She had offered Germanicus a place in the Caldera twice now, and both times he had turned her down, albeit gracefully.