Sun Mote Copse Like a phoenix.

Niamh laughed- both disappointed and relieved that Towhee had decided against naming her adorable, tiny baby Sloth. She was touched when Towhee included the surname Blackthorn. While she was aware that Towhee looked up to Finley and Elwood as her adopted parents, to her knowledge, Towhee had never taken the Blackthorn name as her own. Now, though, the two families were honoured by the next generation brought into the clan, and Niamh felt that maybe, somehow, Towhee had bestowed little Meerkat with the hyphenated surnamed as Niamh herself had also (previously) been married into the Blackthorn family. She was touched, and couldn't find the words to express how pleased that idea made her feel, even though a pang of pain struck her heartstrings at the same time. Colt was gone- so she wasn't technically a Blackthorn, save for the fact that she was the mother of Blackthorn children. 

Niamh, not being terribly well educated in phonetics or spelling, didn't catch what Towhee meant when she combined the words "Meerkat" and "Miracle" to spell "Meerkle." "Uhhhhh," She puzzled for a moment, but given the fact she thought perhaps she'd just misunderstood what Towhee'd just signed, and that she herself probably would have spelled Meerkat's name wrong anyway, decided not to question it, so unfortunately, the wordplay went right over Niamh's head. She avoided the shameful realization by finishing up her portion of the rabbit as Towhee ate her half too. 

Niamh, to be honest, hadn't even realized that she too would have to come up with names, too. She swallowed hard. -Haven't thought of any yet,- She answered honestly. -I assume I got another month at least to cook these ones so we've got lotsa time left to pick names out.- She said. -There's the obvious combinations of 'Pheev' and 'Neeox,' but...They aren't too pretty.- She said.