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Between her counseling background and her desire to bond with Fennec, Meerkat was tempted to rebuff her sister’s self-deprecating remarks. She bit her tongue. Instead, she replayed the other woman’s words in her head, trying to glean the proper response.

You shouldn’t have to change for anyone or anything, you’re right, Meerkat said. I don’t know what that secret ingredient is but I don’t think I have it, either. Nobody’s ever asked me to lead and… She trailed off for a long pause. I was going to say, I don’t even want leadership. For a long time, I really wasn’t that interested. But I’m older and more experienced now. It might be nice to be asked.

She caught herself staring off toward the quarry, eyes glazed, and snapped out of it to say, Wow, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make that all about myself. I just feel you on some of that. Anyway, I won’t breathe a word of it to anyone, especially mom, she finished, a soft smile in her voice.

So, she prompted a few beats later, quarry?