Two Eyes Cenote Old school, young jam.

S’ari sprawled nearby, thankfully choosing a position facing Towhee. It was never as easy to lipread at dusk, though from only a few feet away, she could make out most words.

It sounded like the coyote was a drifter too. Towhee was about to mention her own transition to a nomadic lifestyle when S’ari asked a question about her children. She immediately huffed a laugh.

Only about four hundred, she quipped. Meerkat—Suricate—is technically my firstborn but I helped raise my brother’s kids, so I consider them my eldest. I’ve had a few other litters since, so has he. I consider them all mine. I have a bunch of grandkids now too. What about you? Do you have family around here?