Duskfire Glacier You won't find her in your visions.

She breathed a sigh of relief when Wayfarer didn't appear bothered by the question. There was a little bit of awkwardness to her reply, though Meerkat was pretty sure that had more to do with her own erratic behavior than anything else. She wouldn't stop kicking herself over this anytime soon, especially since she felt like she'd never been able to really get through to Wayfarer and get to know her better. Now she probably thought Meerkat was a crazy person!

A thought suddenly occurred to her and the yearling said, "Hey, you spend a lot of time out and about, exploring. Right?" Since they both knew it was a rather rhetorical question, she continued, "Maybe he—um, Issorartuyok, I mean—already talked to you about scouting for a new place to live? Either way, I bet you could come up with a shortlist of places to look." Especially since he hadn't asked his usual asset (herself), maybe Wayfarer could play a pivotal role. She might even be qualified to take point on the expedition.

Favoring the girl with a soft smile that was still apologetic, she finished by saying, "You should definitely talk to him or Lane about it, if you haven't already. I can get out of your hair now if you want to go do that." Even if Wayfarer wasn't that interested in following her suggestion, the last Meerkat could do was give her an out.