Dragoncrest Cliffs foxglove through the clearcut

Who says there isn’t enough room? she wondered, though she didn’t get a chance to ask as Gunnar was still talking.

He spoke about abandoment, while planning to abandon his pack for this woman. Meerkat could only stare at him, lips slightly parted. He probably thought he was being valiant and there was part of Meerkat which respected Gunnar’s motivations. Besides, he hadn’t been in Sapphique long, perhaps he didn’t feel particularly loyal to the seaside pack.

But with Njord gone, Meerkat was more emotive and less pragmatic than usual. She could only focus on the fact that yet another good man was leaving them, seemingly with good reason but still begging the question: how could they just up and walk out on something so precious?