Moonspear I awoke only to find my lungs empty

He raised his head and Meerkat tilted hers, trying to better position her good ear to pick up on the distant sound. Instead, she got an earful of cold water. She gave a little yelp of surprise and shook her head rapidly to get rid of that uncomfortable sensation. She then abruptly froze again.

It was really difficult to hear, what with the rain and only a single waterlogged ear, yet Meerkat was almost certain... -"I think it's my mom! She—"- But she fell silent, focusing, trying to pick up on the message howled from some unknown distance.

Surely he could hear it too, though Meerkat couldn't resist signing, -She says they had to leave the copse and go to Golden Glade 'cause of all the rain. 'Stay put and don't try to visit,'- she quoted the last bit verbatim, dark brown eyes gone wide.