Duskfire Glacier the phoenix

"The one and only," Lane answered with a facetious half-smile. 

Ah, Meerkat. Veteran had called her Meekah, and so that had been her name in Lane's mind up until this moment. 

"Sorry I missed your meeting, I.. uh.." Oh, shit. Lane hadn't actually come up with an excuse before she started speaking. 

"Well anyway, Veteran said you're going to train with him," she finished on a high note, hoping against hope that the other woman wouldn't notice her brain fart. "I hope he didn't twist your tail into it." Children had a way of demanding attention from the person who least wished to give it.