Dragoncrest Cliffs Guppy

meerkat accepted the offering. mireille crept closer, stilling the ragged shake of her breath as she nosed curiously toward the babies. "stingray, swordfish, an' vixen," she repeated aloud, committing the names to memory. she'd probably have to be reminded again, but mireille planned to be back as often as meerkat would allow.
"two more brot'ers an' anot'er sister." her tongue lolled happily. "dat be a lot of babies!"
soon she was back at it again, inspecting the tiny new lives with a gaze gone deep and affectionate.