Greatwater Lake dripping in solid gold

Meerkat sounded up to the challenge, which was all well and good with Kaertok. He was still curious as to what she sought from him. If it was a fatherly relationship, well... did he even have that kind of connection with her? Could he? That was an unanswerable question for now, but he was willing to entertain the idea if she persisted. Perhaps she would find that he was not all that interesting, or perhaps she would do something to make him think less of her. He would not be surprised in either of those scenarios.

Take care, Meerkat, he said, then set his sights on the caldera.