Moonspear I awoke only to find my lungs empty

-"I told her the truth,"- Meerkat rejoined breezily, shooting him a fond sideways glance. -"I told him you're a hunk with a heart."- She laughed at her own alliterative skills. -"Said you like to hunt and guard, that you're protective and love to play games. She likes hunting too, so that's the plan. She also likes to tell stories, so I'm hoping we'll catch something and she can tell us one over lunch."- Romantic front-loading aside, she wondered what Bronco thought about her genius plan.

But before he could reply, the skies suddenly opened up again, a few cold droplets rapidly picking up into a proper shower. Meerkat was not particularly surprised but she jerked to a sudden stop, thrusting out a foreleg to tap Bronco's shoulder and get his attention too.

-"Hey, did you hear that?"-