Firefly Glen Copacabana

The two adults stopped and Meerkat froze with one paw still dangling in the air, gaze darting between them as the tension coiled in the sudden silence. When there came a strange noise, her neck arched and her good ear pricked as she blinked through the darkness. Seconds later, there was a flurry of motion. A second after Bronco and Hydra each sprang, she leaped too, though she was much too slow to even attempt to grab one of the fleeing partridges, much less catch one.

But it appeared the older pair had met with success. Meerkat's tail swayed as she eyed the respective catches, eyes glittering in the dim light. It didn't bother her that she hadn't succeeded and she suspected they wouldn't be disappointed either. She was young yet, quite inexperienced. But she'd learned quite a bit just from accompanying them tonight.