Sun Mote Copse A dream drawn from the sheath.

Towhee sensed it was a little early to relocate Meerkat to the rendezvous site, yet the two of them had outgrown the little log den and she still didn't think moving in with @Niamh and her trio was a very good idea. She pondered the move for several days before waking up to her child's butt wedged on top of her head and that was it. Keeping an eye on a single pup shouldn't prove too difficult and, anyway, they would only be moving a few dozen yards. The fresh air and open space would be good for Meerkat.

She told herself all these things as she led the pup there late this morning. It was honestly quite anticlimactic, the trip much shorter than their usual day trips. Towhee had brought Meerkat here many times before so it wasn't even particularly exciting or new for the pup. She didn't seem to notice this, however. The Regent's orange eyes followed Meerkat as the pup romped happily, unaware that they wouldn't just be visiting this time but staying here from now on.

Happy to watch her kid play in the April sunshine, Towhee reclined nearby. Occasionally, the pup raced up to her to ask a question or show her something and it left her marveling. Where had this little ball of sunshine come from? It was not the first nor the last time she would wonder about her child's cheery disposition. She certainly hadn't gotten it from Towhee, so it must've come from her biological father. She snorted at that thought, pushing it out of her mind as she felt a tickle in her nose and made sure to sneeze directly in her daughter's face just for the reaction.