Ouroboros Spine astronaut in the ocean

To her delighted surprise, Kukutux did accept. "Awesome!" came her reply, grinning as the woman held up her mended paw. If she'd known about the alliance, she hadn't recalled it, so she made note of it now with a light hum of interest.

But next Kukutux posed a question that had nothing at all to do with trips to the seaside. "I do!" she chirped, pale head cocking. "She lives at the caldera. She's kind of an auntie to my little brothers and sisters." Only after the words left her mouth did Meerkat mentally amend: brother, singular.