Moonspear Work hard and be nice.

She didn't mind the rain, though it made the already treacherous slopes all the more slippery. Meerkat continued her explorations, though she took them quite a bit slower to avoid twisting an ankle or, worse, breaking her neck. She intended to head back to the copse in a few days to see her mother, she needed to stay alive for that! Besides, Towhee would kill her if she died, a ridiculous thought which made Meerkat giggle despite the soggy gloom.

Today's venture led her to the edge of Silverspine. The stream reminded her of Heron Lake Plateau's waterfall, especially as it rushed down the mountainside, swollen by the recent rains. Meerkat stood well back from it, ears perked curiously toward the gushing current, louder even than the rush of rainfall through the leafy green treetops.