Moonspear aunt

He moved back from the borderline, as if sensing her uneasiness. Meerkat appreciated this small gesture and hesitated to call on Sialuk if this man did not seek an audience. She knew the new Alpha kept busy.

I was born not far from here, just on the other side of the Barrier Mountains, Meerkat said, gesturing at the far side of Moonspear’s peak. In that sense, she hadn’t come far at all, though his question begged another: Are you from the north, Chakliux?