Firefly Glen another riff for the good times

He asked her, point blank, if she wanted to go to the caldera. "Yes," she admitted quietly. There was a "but," though before she could mention it, Bronco said something that gave her pause. Meerkat's downcast eyes raised to meet his. There were so many implications in those five words, all of them bittersweet, and she didn't have the strength to unpack them all right now.

"We should decide together," Meerkat spoke after a moment, gently brushing her snout against his. "I mean, the whole pack—both packs—what's left of them..." she added haltingly before sucking in a breath breath. "But I also mean, you and me. I only want to go to the caldera if you come with me." She let it out. "I go where you go."