Dragoncrest Cliffs I tread on careful feet

She knew it was a loaded question, possibly a sensitive one. But Gunnar opened up to her, speaking at length. Meerkat listened in silence, eyes losing a little focus at the words spilling from his mouth. There was so much to unpack, she didn’t know quite where to start.

I know I don’t like dwelling on the tragedies in my past, so I won’t go poking at yours, Meerkat said thoughtfully.

She paused in her speech if not her step. She wasn’t a particularly spiritual sort, so she couldn’t speak to that subject. And Meerkat really didn’t know what to say in response to his disparaging comment. Her brow furrowed a little, discarding the platitudes that drifted through her mind one after another.

In the end, she said, I hope you find some happiness and peace here, Gunnar.