Sun Mote Copse vacation's all I ever wanted

The last rolling chuckles fell silent at Njord’s next words, her face going slack in surprise. She immediately wanted to refute the idea, yet Meerkat quelled her knee-jerk reaction to give his proposal some consideration. Sun Mote Copse was undoubtedly a lovely place with a lot of personal meaning for her. Yet she hadn’t realized until this very moment that, like their recently departed son, Njord didn’t necessarily want to remain in Moonspear.

She felt a little dismayed. Meerkat had come to love the mountain and the village that peopled it. Her parents had only just relocated their family to be closer but there was Fennec, Sialuk and others too that she was in no hurry to leave. She didn’t aspire to lead—evidenced by her recent relinquishment of her councilor title—and the idea of founding a new pack was mentally exhausting.

But she didn’t want to dismiss her husband’s feelings. Perhaps he’d only said it as a passing fancy, though maybe he was more serious, in which case they needed to discuss it. Meerkat frowned thoughtfully, shifting her weight, seeking and holding Njord’s gaze, a silent invitation for him to elaborate on his statement.