Dragoncrest Cliffs Spindrift

At his loud bray of laughter, her ears fell back in slight surprise. But she began to smile too, then chortle along. For good measure, she put her teeth to the grouse and tore it, jokingly shooting Njord a look as if to say, I mean business!

Their laughter died down after a moment and Meerkat bit back a sigh. She drew a deep breath, then let it out slowly. She thought about her mate’s postulation and decided that, yes, Mercy most certainly had the boldness and fire that would make for a strong leader.

I just hope she’s happy, wherever she goes and whatever she does, the Laramite spoke softly, then busied herself with shredding the dead bird into pieces, though she did pause to add, And safe. Happy and safe.