Firefly Glen I shiver

As they entered a nook within the bluff, Toad shook out her fur several times. Her fur fluffed up quickly which made her look like a fuzzy bear. Meerkat explained the current situation to her and some information about her family, to which Toad nodded continuously. She felt rather absent.

The sound of the rain on the rocky surface of the overhang was beautiful, almost melodic. Toad lay down near the sandy girl, shivering lightly. She felt very thankful to Meerkat that she knew about this little shelter. Though it wasn't exactly a stately sort of place, it would do the trick for the evening.

The question seemed to come from nowhere. Toad blinked, appearing to come out of some faraway thought. She opened her mouth, but didn't manage to get any words out. She closed it and a small frown rose. She looked at the rain, listening to it quietly. I'm okay, she said slowly, still not making eye contact. She knew that the girl meant well, but didn't think it was right to complain without reason. Complaining when there was no way to solve a problem seemed counterproductive to Toad. Even though she had always been willing to listen to others, she had a very hard time doing this herself.

Only here did she look at Meerkat and try on a thin smile, clearly forced. Right, story. Focus.