Duskfire Glacier raise your shoes

Of course, Veteran and the other kids had already told Meerkat all about their "perfect" mountain in the hinterlands. Lane thought it was a little too far to go, especially if Meerkat had found good territory on the coast, but Lane doubted that the scouting party would be dissuaded from their "promised land," as Meerkat put it. 

"Yeah.." Lane affirmed, looking a little sheepish. Issorartuyok and the children would not be easy to convince. Lane planned to visit one of Meerkat's territories herself if the scout felt strongly about any of them, and that way Meerkat would have another voice on her side. Lane would have told Meerkat her plan, if the young scout hadn't distracted her with a super juicy piece of hot goss. 

"Really--?" Lane asked, immediately interested to know more about this mysterious Sapphique friend. Meerkat went on to share even bigger news: she wouldn't be joining the Glacier wolves when they moved. 

"Oh wow," Lane commented, collecting herself for a beat. "I'm sad for us, but really happy for you." Lane's voice was congratulatory. This was a happy thing, after all. "You really like this guy enough to move in together, huh?" She was teasing now, just a little. Just to see if she could get a smile out of Meerkat.