Duskfire Glacier ground zeroes

Sometimes, she wished she wasn't only half-deaf. Groaning good-naturedly, Meerkat raised her head and kicked out her legs, flexing and stretching her toes as her mouth peeled apart in a great yawn. She shook her head, then pressed to her feet, going for a more bodily shake. She dipped into downward dog, tail flourishing upward with a flick, before she pushed her anterior upright again with a pleasant grunt, rolled her shoulders and began to walk.

"Over here, Vet!" she finally called out to the hollering child, smiling despite the early wake-up call. She really did enjoy that title: "Coach Meekah."