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He could see Meerkat start to doze, and he laughed softly at this even as Towhee began to lick their daughter's back. When she began to protest, apparently trying to fight off sleep itself, Phox couldn't help but wonder if he'd done any of these same things as a child. More than likely. He couldn't imagine he had been a particularly easy pup to rear, even among three parents. Actually, come to think of it, maybe three was the magic number of parents to have, considering Meerkat would get plenty of parental time from Niamh, too.

As for Phox, he didn't try and fight sleep when he felt the drowsiness begin to creep into his body. He let his chin rest on his front paws and watched Meerkat with half-lidded wonder.