Dragoncrest Cliffs Spindrift

Though Meerkat agreed with Njord’s idea, it was evident by the way her bronze gaze flitted away that not all of her concerns had been voiced. He slipped back into listening mode. Solutions were not needed now – only his attention.

“You are so brave, mo chride,” the husband observed as his nose brushed against her temple to smooth out a stray hair. “You ‘av been raisin’ her alone an’ teaching her the ways of the world. Mercy will carry that bravery with her when she fledges, I reckon. After all, she learned it from you. Tis the only reason I can watch her go… knowin’ she had you as her teacher.”

Njord paused introspectively. “Feels like jus’ yesterday she was openin’ her eyes for the first time,” he remembered wimsically.