Moonspear Atari's lantern.

Rather than keep an eye on the nearby mountainside, Towhee instead watched Meerkat. She noticed when the girl reacted to some noise, the pup soon explaining that she thought it was one of the babies calling. The Regent clicked her tongue with interest, eyes sweeping the slopes right as a figure appeared to join them.

-She's a stranger,- Towhee signed to Meerkat, then gestured, -Stay where you are,- right before moving partially in front of her daughter to greet the unfamiliar she-wolf.

Returning the respectful gesture, she quickly introduced, "Hello. I'm Towhee and this is my daughter, Meerkat. Hydra is ex—" Her voice cut off abruptly as Meerkat tugged on her tail. Despite herself, the Regent turned to glance at her, prepared to scold her for the interruption.

-"Hydra just said she's on her way!"- the youngster said enthusiastically, prompting Towhee to face forward again to see if the swarthy guardian would corroborate this.