Moonspear summer sunday nights

She smiled at his cheeky remarks, then caught his eye and deadpanned, Utter boredom.

She was only joking, though there was a kernel of truth in the comment. The girls grew more independent by day; Towhee was gone; and everyone else seemed to stay pretty busy. Meerkat found herself with so much free time, she didn’t quite know what to do with it all sometimes.

I know I should be glad things are so quiet, Meerkat murmured as they strolled along, but I feel a bit like I’m languishing lately. I can’t help but wonder if I made a mistake, stepping down from leadership when I did, she admitted in the next breath, glancing at Njord, the tooth in her lip broadcasting her regret.