Moonspear take your time

The weeks passed, summer drawing to a close and autumn arriving in the wilderness. The rains had gone but now cold fronts moved into the region, lending the air a chill in the mornings and evenings, particularly higher up on the mountain. The change of season fascinated Meerkat, especially following the recent trip to Sun Mote Copse. The trees there were changing a lot more noticeably. Some were beginning to show their fall dressage here, though mostly rugged evergreens dotted the mountainside.

As she thought on these things, a strange feeling welled up inside Meerkat. She plodded in the direction of the rendezvous site, trying to pinpoint it. By the time she approached the familiar clearing, she still hadn't identified it. And she forgot about it entirely when her soft brown eyes clapped upon a stranger. He looked a little older than herself, with features that immediately made Meerkat think of a rat, especially with the patchy fur and scars.

He might be homely and a stranger, yet that did nothing to stop Meerkat from approaching with a warm, -"Hi there!"-