Moonspear and here we go, life’s waiting to begin

It worked! The girls came tumbling from beneath the tree in a cacophony of caterwauls. Meerkat huffed a laugh as Orca charged toward her father like a tiny bull, tripping over her own feet on the way. Seal, meanwhile, held her ground closer to the mouth of the ulaq.

Meerkat scooted over to her paler daughter, nipping friskily at the velveteen fur lining Seal’s cheeks. She dipped forward into a bow again, rump waving. She thumped her paws in invitation, then further coaxed Seal into engaging with a volley of playful barks.