Firefly Ravine black thunder

She canted her muzzle skyward, watching as dark clouds scudded inland from the coast. Meerkat angled her head to look over her shoulder, back in the direction of Sapphique. Her maternal instincts coaxed her to head back to keep her sons and daughter company during the storm, though she resisted them. Ray, Fish and Mercy would be fine.

Facing forward again, she started a little when she noticed the man across the way. For a split second, she thought, Njord! Her heart jumped into her throat, only to fall again an instant later. Though they shared some of the same fur colors, this man favored earthy tones versus her mate’s fiery points. His eyes were an intense shade of red, though, immediately capturing Meerkat’s attention.

Waiting for another peal of thunder to pass, Meerkat raised a foreleg in a wave and shouted, Hello! across the gap, pausing before tacking on, You’re not from Mereo, by any chance, are you?