Redsand Canyon match point

Should she go gossip with Rue first, or maybe find Maxim and tell him what the Imperator had said to her? Perhaps Towhee shouldn’t seek out anyone but take some time alone with her thoughts. She knew she should think this through some more, though it was just like the day she’d pondered whether to leave Moonglow for Mereo. She already knew the answer.

Nonetheless, she headed toward the woods for some privacy. Instead, she found Maxim. Towhee snorted under her breath, wondering if she should take this as some sort of sign. She woofed to announce herself and sidled up beside him near the winding bank of the stream.

You should know something about me, she said in lieu of a proper greeting. Towhee paused, slanting her face to catch his eye, face serious. I’m very gassy. And it smells really, really bad most of the time.