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She had resolved to do whatever Phox asked of her. Whatever he needed from her right now. No questions asked. That meant tamping down the overwhelming urge to run directly to the caldera to tell Towhee et al that she'd found him at last. Surely they would head home after they found the missing kids, with them in tow. It would be very bittersweet, though it would be a family reunion of a sort.

Meerkat frowned, pressing her lips together as Phox shouted the pups' names. He didn't seem to feel sorry for himself but she regarded him with utmost sympathy. He didn't know them but these were his kids whose names he shouted so desperately. They were her brother and sister, a thought which fueled her own, "PEREGRINE! PREVOST! CALL OUT IF YOU CAN HEAR US!"