Moonspear forty winks

He rewarded her with a direct look, eyebrows raising inquisitively. She barely noticed. It also took a beat or two for Meerkat to process his question. Dropping her own eyes if only so she could concentrate, she smiled down at the ground long enough to recompose herself before meeting his gaze again.

"It's not a lot," she cautioned, "but of course." Her words came with a demure smile as she once more wondered how they might pass the time until twilight. She could think of a few ways...

Her heart pattered a little harder in her chest as she asked, "Since it'll be a while before dark, could we lay down together and rest 'til then?" Truth be told, Meerkat wouldn't mind cuddling up a bit but she wondered if that was a bit too forward for right now.