Duskfire Glacier wind and stream in the ardennes

Meerkat decided to leave on her own without a word to anybody. She kept an eye out for any sign of @Imaq and her son but found no trace of them by the time she arrived at the caldera. She spent a few days there, catching up with everybody, mostly Towhee and @Phox. She was glad he'd found his way home with his kids, though he still seemed understandably melancholy about everything. When Towhee told her about her recent sabbatical with the Frosthawks, Meerkat wondered if maybe her dad should take a turn too.

Speaking of the kids, she tried to seek out and spend time with any one of them willing to give her the time of day. But she didn't expect Caracal to glom onto her, begging to come back to the glacier with her. When Meerkat consulted their mother, Towhee seemed okay with a brief road trip. Feeling pretty guilty about it by this point, she wondered if @Issorartuyok might join them when it was time to take Caracal back home.

They arrived back at the glacier late in the evening. Meerkat didn't call for anyone, saving it for morning, which meant camping just outside the borders with her younger brother. She could tell how much he wanted to be a scout. He seemed to know a lot about healing too. She wondered if maybe he'd like to stay here a while and learn from the Duskfire wolves, though as far as she understood it, Caracal was only going to visit for a few days.

They settled down and she fell asleep pretty fast, exhausted from the journey. It felt like she'd only just shut her eyes when she woke to the morning light, Caracal's foot haphazardly flung across her face. She playfully shoved it away, smiling at his grumbling. Meerkat would let him sleep a little longer, so she could put off calling the leaders (one in particular) for as long as possible.

Caracal will be an NPC in this thread. It's open to anyone. :)