Dragoncrest Cliffs why hello there

The instant she heard her son’s cry, Meerkat lifted her head from where it rested on her crossed forelegs. The burrow was even dimmer than usual, so she didn’t notice anything different at first. She gently closed her mouth around his tiny midriff and lifted him away from the misty doorway, gently laying him on his back on the cushion of her forelegs.

When she began to clean the moisture from his face with a soothingly warm tongue, she saw Stingray looking back at her. Meerkat paused, heart skipping a beat. A huge smile broke out on her face as she nuzzled at his little cheeks, hoping that the comforting, familiar contact would assuage any discomfort that might come with this development.

Eyes were one thing, ears another, and though Meerkat was fairly certain he couldn’t hear her properly, she couldn’t resist crooning to him as she cradled him and stared into his eyes.

I need you before I’m too old…
To have and to hold…
To walk with you and watch you grow…
And know that you’re blessed.

And you, you’ll be blessed…
You’ll have the best, I promise you that…
I’ll pick a star from the sky…
Pull your name from a hat.

I promise you that, I promise you that…

Lyrics belong to Sir Elton John.