Deepwood Weald I've got a wildcard up my sleeve

By the time Meerkat arrived, Maia was  a little short of breath around her giggles, but she hadn't managed to snag the stick.  She spun when she heard a familiar voice, and her face lit up.  Meerkat?!  Hi!!!  She stopped, her sides heaving a tidge with breath, and beamed.  Her antics hadn't exactly been graceful.... she was heavy on her paws.  But it was exhilarating just to jump for the joy of jumping.

Oh, yeah, Moonspear's close to here isn't it!? I was gonna say, super weird to see you here, but I guess not!  How is it going? How's everything there?  She asked these in a bit of a rush, her excitement bringing out more than expected as usual.  She'd gotten so big, even since they left, that it was almost hard to recognize her! Except not really... Towhee's daughter had a pretty distinctive look and attitude, just like her mom! Cept... pretty opposite too!