Redhawk Caldera you can only live forward.

She didn't offer her name, though she did provide a detailed description of their interconnected family tree. Meerkat's lips twitched in amusement, though most of the details would not really sink into her overworked brain. There would be plenty of time to catch up with this distant relative some other time, when she wasn't so appropriately distracted.

"That's cool. What did you say your name was?" She hadn't, though Meerkat didn't want to put her on the spot about it. After giving Eshe an opportunity to introduce herself, the yearling said, "It's nice to meet you, though I have to admit I'm on my way out. My mother's missing, actually. I'm going to go look for her."