The Sunspire all is almost lost and it starts to show

"Pat meetins," Breccan said obediently, nodding his head as he imitated his father to show his understanding. He looked to the big rock that his father indicated and found himself wishing that he could climb up there, too; it just seemed like a cool place to be, and he was sure he would have no problem scaling up the side of it. He was halfway tempted to defy Rannoch and do it, but there was an air of solemnity as the other members of the pack filed in, and Breccan knew that he would get in trouble if he acted up. Besides, staying up late to watch the stars sounded like fun, and he didn't want to miss out on that by misbehaving now.

So he plopped his little bottom to the ground alongside his siblings and his mama and listened as Rannoch began to address the crowd. He wasn't sure exactly what was being discussed -- there were a lot of words used that weren't yet in his vocabulary -- so he glanced up at Liffey with a worried expression, waiting for her to explain what was going on.