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The young woman refuted her. Meerkat was taken aback and blinked, then laughed wryly when she listed some of their other siblings. She supposed the yearling was technically correct, although Meerkat thought it was a little rude. It gave her pause too, making her wonder if perhaps after all this time and distance between them, Bronco no longer thought of her that way and thus never mentioned her.

It’s complicated, she replied, which was the truth. Trying to keep any anxious impatience from her tone, she repeated, How is he? Do you think he’d be up for a visitor? I didn’t get your name, by the way.