Moonspear forty winks

Phox hadn't mentioned the snow's effect on fur. For a moment, Meerkat's eyes widened as she wondered how this was possible. She pictured snowfall like white grains of sand, perhaps because of Atlas's very comparison, tumbling over her pelt and causing it to poof and thicken. Then critical thought entered the picture and she snorted at herself, though her curiosity did not abate.

"How does it do that? Make your coat thick and warm?" she asked, guileless. "That's not too far away," she added before realizing with an intake of breath, "That's right around when I become an adult!" It would be pretty incredible to mark the occasion with her very first snowfall. "Is there any particular place on the mountain that's good for watching snow fall?"