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She could feel it when he spoke, a deep rumble that vibrated straight down to the marrow of her bones. Part of Meerkat wanted to fling herself away and apologize for violating his personal space. But even as she unlocked her limbs and began to shift away from Issorartuyok, she winced at the morning air's freezing cold temperature. With a huff, she maneuvered herself into a more prim position but still lingered close by his soft, warm flank.

"Sorry," she still felt the need to say and then, "Damn, it's cold." Pressing her shoulder against him and doing her best to ignore the little tingles in her bloodstream, she raised her forepaws off the ground and rubbed them together for a moment before an idea hit her.

It was beyond silly, yet before Meerkat could overthink it, she thrust both her icy cold paws into the Alpha's nearer armpit. She sighed wantonly at the surprisingly welcoming warmth of it. She wondered how much he minded, though before he had a proper opportunity to react, she withdrew them and placed them back on the frozen ground.

"I'm thinking it's best if we go around the mountains. It'll add a couple hours onto the trip but we're already far enough behind him, it really doesn't matter. And we've been making good time, so..." She spoke to the trees surrounding them at first, then brought her eyes to his face, breath a little fluttery in his throat. "Did you still want to swing by Moonglow on the way back, by the way?"