Moonspear not all tears are an evil.

Towhee spotted him, but before Fig could do any more than take a single step towards her, she closed the distance and burrowed against him with such emotion he was momentarily stunned. She’d just done exactly to him as he had planned to do to her, and the sudden turning of the tables sent his melancholy thoughts of Fenn fleeing.

”Mom? What happened? Are you okay?” he asked aloud, then gritted his teeth as he remembered she wouldn’t hear him. He wasn’t exactly in a position to sign either, so he quieted his noisy mind and sank into the embrace. It was a very nice hug, if also a slightly worrisome one.