Cedar Sweep ambience

Her brow furrowed at his hesitant answer. It felt as though she kept coming across youngsters on their own lately. Meerkat supposed it was natural to explore or even disperse at a young age—she’d done it—but she couldn’t help but fret like a mother.

It is, she agreed with Reki’s identification of the coniferous limb at her feet. Are you on your own, then?

There was always the possibility he was like Ines, though even in these few short minutes, Meerkat sincerely doubted that. He seemed skittish, maybe a bit melancholic too. Ines had been friendly and full of confidence, though Meerkat still secretly thought she had bitten off more than she could chew at such a young age.