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She did her best to ignore the way his words made her heart flip and flop in her chest. Meerkat sucked in a breath, which exploded back out of her along with a surprised, "Oh?"

This meant their trip would be shorter than she'd anticipated. Disappointment swept through her, though it was overruled a little by curiosity. Kukutux would be waiting for them back at the glacier? What was that about? She didn't mind—she would be glad to see her, hopefully Sialuk as well—but it was intriguing.

"We should eat something before we get going," the yearling said, her mind circling back to what Issorartuyok had said a moment ago. She felt warmer for his words. Meerkat smiled and snorted quietly to herself.