Cedar Sweep we’ll find one another in that big somewhere out there

Auburn had not yet realized that Skipjack was blind. She'd barely been conscious when they'd first met, and then he'd immediately left to bring get her food. Then, of course, Meerkat had ushered him off away from her when her food-aggression had scared the woman... Auburn frowned at the memory not for the first time and flushed in embarrassment.

Yes, it's me, she said in a resigned tone, her voice light and floaty as always, as if she'd be blown away by a strong breeze. So at odds with her aggressive behavior around food. But he was smiling, so that was something. Perhaps she hadn't scared him. Have you come to say hello?