Sun Mote Copse inner gold

-You know, you’re very self-aware, particularly for someone your age. I think that speaks very well of you, especially as leadership material,- Meerkat acknowledged. -Because leadership isn’t all about being powerful and getting your way. In fact, it’s not about that at all, if you do it right. It’s about serving and protecting your pack. So I think you’re definitely made of the right stuff, Jr, and you’ll have my wholehearted support to help you achieve this vision of yours.-

The same bumblebee that drifted past her sister’s ear now buzzed in Meerkat’s face. She resisted the urge to snap her teeth at it, instead letting it hover near her head. She didn’t know if it might sting her if she made a wrong move, though it eventually bumbled away, surely in search of a flower.

Returning her attention to Towhee Jr, Meerkat voiced some more thoughts by way of signs: -Often a pack will include your own offspring. It doesn’t have to be that way but do you think that’s part of your vision? Because if it is, we could train for a year and then when you reach maturity, perhaps you’ll find a mate and you two can settle your own territory. I would love it if you claimed someplace nearby, so our villages could be allies and neighbors.-