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Germanicus was as unflappable as ever, which was also a strange consolation. In Towhee’s defense, she’d experienced a lot of tumult and loss lately, so things like the Imperator’s staunch personality were like some peculiar security blanket.

Why do they need restoration? Towhee couldn’t help but wonder, then shook her head. No. I mean, one of my older kids has claimed the copse where she was born. But I don’t ‘settle’ these days.

She paused, thinking. When was the last time she’d actually seen and spoken to Germanicus? Was it the day she and Maxim had left for Epoch? That couldn’t possibly be right, could it? Towhee’s unfocused eyes stared ahead, then she blinked.

Maxim is long gone, she informed her former comrade, wondering if he cared.