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She rarely whined, though a thin one escaped her as she struggled to draw in breath. Meerkat felt the impact as Bronco slid to the ground beside her and her breath would've caught in her throat if it hadn't already. Fortunately, her lungs began to operate again as Bronco snacked on her scruff and Meerkat let out a giggle that was equal parts nervous and relieved.

Recovering more fully, she twisted in her brother's grip and swatted at his face. -"I'M NOT A FOOD!"- she admonished with a grin. Meerkat wriggled free and gave into the instinctive impulse to shake herself, sending up her own little dust cloud.

Trotting away from him, Meerkat's eyes scoured the grassy rendezvous site. When she found what she was looking for, she pounced it, snatching it off the ground. She carried the bone back toward Bronco, swinging it tauntingly near his face.