Dragoncrest Cliffs But what to put with my heart

Meerkat couldn’t help it; her whole body clenched at the sound of Chacal’s summoning howl. She kissed her sleeping son’s head and left the roja den, plodding toward the Tanzanite’s voice. Her legs felt like jelly and her stomach trembled, though she stared straight ahead, a resolute knit to her brow.

Her heart pounded against her ribs when she saw Chacal and Mireille waiting for her. Meerkat could only imagine the things running through their minds. She closed her eyes and drew a breath, her own thoughts racing. She then made herself walk over to them, the set of her shoulders speaking of both despair and determination.

Njord told me about the bear and the woman, what happened between the two of you… and I beg you to reconsider what I confided to you not long ago, Chacal. I can’t be the cause of enmity in the ranks. And Njord and I, we’re a packaged deal… for better or for worse. After Fish heals and the danger is past, I think it would be best for everyone if we leave Sapphique.