Redhawk Caldera wake the devil

She'd hoped her mother would come, despite knowing her call would fall on deaf ears. Although Towhee didn't appear, her secondary mother did show up, alongside someone Meerkat recognized only vaguely. She lurched toward Niamh, though rather than feel comforted by the sight of her father's mate, it just made the painful bubble in her chest rupture.

Pushing against the Regent, Meerkat blubbered. Her entire body shook with the force of her bawling, a low wail starting low in her throat and emerging from her maw on a high, keening note. She knew she needed to tell them why she was crying, for their safety more than anything, but Meerkat simply couldn't stop long enough to form coherent words.