Redhawk Caldera wake the devil

She was almost completely numb by the time she arrived at the caldera. Meerkat trudged the last few yards and stopped, tears frozen to her face as she lifted it toward the snowy white sky and loosed a shaky howl. It was not her usual chipper greeting but a long, mournful note rife with anguish.

Body benumbed, her heart and mind were a totally different matter. She'd never felt so much before, so deeply and profoundly. Meerkat didn't know what to do with this ineffable ache, though she hoped her family here might help her cope with this raw despair.