Wheeling Gull Isle another roadblock in our way

Looks like auntie and uncle get #500! :D

There was something vaguely familiar about his name, though Meerkat couldn't place it. She didn't have long to think on it, Maegi's response effectively capturing her attention. She swallowed at the news, which was not unexpected by this point. Fresh tears welled in her eyes and slipped down her cheek, salty as the ocean but much warmer.

"Thanks," she said quietly again, letting herself feel at a loss for a moment before harnessing what precious little was left of her energy to ask, "Could-d I stay here for a little b-b-bit? I know Nǚwū," she mentioned, if it might help her case. "I just nee—need to get dry and warm. Maybe res—rest a l-litle."