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She’d attended a good number of meetings in her life, yet Meerkat could not recall ever seeing so many puppies in one place. The sight made her heart smile, then do a flip when she saw a young boy who looked just like Orca. Towhee noticed him at the same time and made a joke, which Kukutux fielded along with giving his name: Arrluk.

Meerkat was just thinking of going and fetching her other daughter—her husband too, of course—when Sialuk said something that elicited a strong reaction from the “moon woman.” The envoy watched this exchange curiously, smiling as if she understood, though of course she didn’t know much Aleut.

There were more comments on the children and their names, then Towhee queried about whether they should organize an activity or just let the pups play among themselves. Kukutux decisively hailed everyone to come hear a story.

Catching her mother’s eye, Meerkat said, I’m going to go find Njord and Orca. I don’t want them to miss out on this. I’ll be right back, and then hailed down Seal to tell her the same thing before making a hopefully brief departure.