Hushed Willows uncloak

The corner of her mouth twitched upward when Njord looked into her eyes, seeing through them and reading her thoughts like the pages of a book. She stepped forward to lightly press her nose to his, then withdrew so they could continue to look at one another. She took a seat as he hinted at their mutual concerns. Meerkat’s head bobbed.

Very much, she said, but before you say anything, I just want to make sure you understand one thing: there is no ‘I,’ there is no ‘you,’ there is only ‘we.’ Meerkat smiled gently, then motioned for him to speak.