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Her lips parted to immediately refute his assertion. That was absurd! But Meerkat pressed them back together to let him finish. It was very difficult, not to interrupt him, yet she reminded herself not only to resist the urge to cut in to defend both herself and Njord but to actually listen to understand, not just respond.

When he fell quiet, she did speak right away. By the time she decided on what she wanted to say, Sobo spoke again. She nearly forgot what she intended to say, the welcome followed by an utterly unfamiliar term both catching her by surprise.

I’m sorry, I don’t know that term. What does it mean? she queried.