Dragoncrest Cliffs starcrash

val felt panic hit him like a bolt as meerkat turned her full attention to him, her face unreadable. except, it wasn’t — he could tell he’d either said something wrong or disappointed her.

oh. OH. god he was stupid. oh my god. i’m an idiot. i guess i don’t know him well enough to know his nickname. or anyone here. really, there was only himself to blame.

but a bear..? his stomach dropped as he remembered the last time a bear had come galavanting into their fold. he’d lost more than he knew that day. a bear, here? was that why she was fidgeting? will they live? what can i do?