Sun Mote Copse everybody's waiting—everybody's watching

Seeing Meerkat talk entranced Otter. She watched her mother's mouth move with great interest and eventually began to move her lips to mimic her. No sound came out at first—as babbling was still new to her!—but when it did, a string of syllables and nonsense filled the air.

Ahhbahbahbahbuhbuhbuh! she replied.