Duskfire Glacier young right now

Her tail waved when he exclaimed about seeing Sun Mote Copse. "Yeah, it's really pretty, isn't it?" Meerkat rejoined, head canting a little when he glanced over his shoulder. She looked that way too, wondering if he'd heard one of his siblings approaching. But it was still just the two of them. She frowned thoughtfully.

His comment about Ruenna certainly caught her by surprise, gaze cutting back to his swarthy face. "Wait, Rue is your great aunt?" Meerkat questioned, then bit her lip. Should she tell him the caldera had disbanded?

Before she could arrive at a decision about that, Veteran very unexpectedly teared up. "Hey!" Meerkat exclaimed, moving closer to touch her muzzle gently against his. "What's up, buddy?" she murmured softly, brown eyes both concerned and confused. "Talk to me."