Dragoncrest Cliffs eyes on your vibes

Swordfish had grown moody with the hole left by Njord. He thought of his father often. The shift in Meerkat had been noticed, but unaddressed. He was too young to approach matters of that sort. It troubled him to see her saddened. It made him angry to know that Njord could not be reached. The boy missed his dad, but he wanted to make sure that Meerkat didn’t see this. 

When she summoned her kids, Swordfish approached, aloof. His eyes scanned her face hoping he might catch a glimmer of how she felt. She looked the same as she had looked since the day Njord had left them. The boy waved his tail to her once. His eyes turned to scan for Stingray, hoping that his cheery brother would join them. Ray had a way about him - an abundance of joy that hung on his golden existence. Swordfish thought they could use that. 

Hey ma, he said softly to her. The boy lifted his snout and trotted to where he could bump against her shoulder. A heavy lidded blink followed this motion. Swordfish licked his chops. What’r you doing? A lazy smile flitted across his features.