Duskfire Glacier young right now

"It's just a lot," he said and Meerkat could certainly empathize. She was pretty sure she'd said this very same thing to his mother not too long ago. Some of the specific grievances he aired were news to her, though. Who was going to have puppies? And since when was there a rivalry between Veteran and Ensio?

Out of all the pups in the glacier pack, Meerkat was fondest of Veteran, though she knew it wouldn't be particularly appropriate to say that. Instead, she said quietly, "I don't think either of those things is true, but tell me what makes you think so."