Dragoncrest Cliffs I think I left my conscience on your front doorstep

Goodness, was there a sight more precious than a happy, bumbling puppy toddling after you? Meerkat didn’t think so. She smiled so hugely, her eyes crinkled. She bent down to nose the crown of Aminthe’s head when she waddled into reach, then raised her head and peered toward the nearby roja den.

Surely someone has left something lying around, she murmured to herself, venturing nearer, feeling nearly as ungainly as the pup. Oh, look, she said louder, voice pleased as she discovered just the thing she was looking for around the side of the sett: a well-worn shinbone.

It was much too heavy for the pup, so Meerkat grasped it in her jaws and then swung around, holding the bone teasingly out of reach for only half a heartbeat before gently placing it at Aminthe’s feet with a, Here you go, princess.