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"Ok—" Meerkat began to reply, ready to stash the food elsewhere for now when Alyx said something else. She went very still as her sister demanded to know why she lingered here, then made an accusation that made her mouth go dry. The gruff tone was probably due to her injuries more than anything else, though there was no mistaking the spiciness of her sister's words.

She was so caught off guard by the unexpected hostility, Meerkat was at a loss for words herself. Her ears flattened and she hunched slightly, not sure what to say for a few solid beats. And when she did find her words, Meerkat could only query in a bewildered hush, "Wh—are you mad at me, Alyx...?"