Moonspear quaking forest

Seal spotted it first, scattering any further thoughts about the birds and the bees. Meerkat followed the line of her snout, her small smile growing as she recognized her very first home of sorts. She nodded, then urged her daughter to walk ahead of her as they approached it. It was a little more overgrown and rotten than she remembered, though that certainly made sense.

It’s cozier than it looks, she quipped to Seal.

Meerkat took a moment to marvel in silence. Nearly four years had passed since Towhee had delivered her and brought her here. She didn’t have any memories of those first few weeks, of course, but she knew the importance of this spot. It was quite wonderful getting to stand here beside it with her own daughter.

What if, she said, breaking the comfortable, contemplative silence, I crawled inside and took a quick nap, for old times’ sake? I actually could use the rest before we head home, Meerkat admitted in the next breath. Why don’t you keep having a look around? Just come collect me in an hour or so.