Moonspear forty winks

Atlas's solemn offer made her whole body feel warm and fuzzy, several of the knuckles in her toes going inexplicably numb. When he bowed, her stomach swooped and Meerkat couldn't stop the giggle that bubbled up from the deeps of her stomach, tickling her throat before bursting from her lips. Her eyes sparkled and she was so struck, she could only murmur a dreamy, "Okay."

It was time to climb. Never mind the fact that Meerkat didn't like traveling up that high and had noped out soon after meeting Keres in Crescent Grove. She would follow Atlas anywhere and wouldn't dream of refuting his plan to take her there. Meerkat high-stepped after him, her gait even jauntier than usual, her insides still doing all sorts of silly things.

Funnily, he took her breath away long before the air began to thin. Just following after him, seeing the way he mastered the mountainside like none other than a black panther, set her heart beating faster. She caught a couple glimpses of his backside, which didn't hurt either, though it did make her blush a little. But it didn't stop her from staring. She might be a sweet and innocent girl but she was still Towhee's daughter.