Sun Mote Copse i'm the pretender, i'm not what i'm supposed to be

prompted to wait, meerkat nearly tumbled right over herself as she tried to look behind her. arcturus stole one glance back to towhee and stifled another laugh; how was meerkat so fresh and full of energy?

rather than answer, meerkat opted to brightly parrot back to him. arcturus, taking it as a valid question and an opportunity to teach, gave the question some thought before he replied. "okay, tell you what --" he bent down so they were almost level, giving meerkat a long look. "i will tell you what i know about patrolling, and in exchange, you will teach me how to sign."