Sun Mote Copse “The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.” —Piglet

Bronco punctuated her brief statement with a thorougher explanation. She nibbled at her lip when he mentioned clearing it with their parents. That was technically true, though the guilt over Towhee's reaction still weighed heavily on her heart. It wasn't going to stop her, yet Meerkat was an empathetic creature by nature and couldn't help but feel for her mother.

She also felt a pang when Quetzal scrambled onto the scene, just to ask where they were going and could she come too? Bronco beat her to the punch again, though Meerkat wedged herself into the group hug of sorts, grabbed her younger sister's face, squeezed her cheeks and pressed their noses together, rubbing. She followed this up with a smack to Q's lips before releasing her.

-"I told mom we'd visit every week or two,"- Meerkat reassured before her attention shifted back to Arcturus's question. He seemed legitimately taken aback and a questioning look stole over her face. -"Because they're our allies and sister pack,"- she relayed, still oblivious to how this information might affect him personally.