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Now that she was much more conditioned to the lifestyle of a mountain goat, Meerkat decided to venture a little higher for the first time, maybe even try to reach the mountaintop?! As she climbed, she found that her legs were up for it, though the air grew colder and thinner, forcing her to stop and catch her breath more often than usual. Every time she hit pause, she took a moment to survey her surroundings with eyes and nose. Breathtaking, she silently quipped, though the views were seriously incredible.

After a time, she reached a grove that reminded her very much of the one where she and Bronco lived further down the mountain. She stopped again, feeling a slight burning in her chest from the exertion, and flopped haphazardly onto her haunches even as her gaze drifted over the elevated forest. They were drawn toward movement in between some ferns and Meerkat closed her mouth and sat up a little straighter as her brown eyes pinned on a flash of gray fur.