Dragoncrest Cliffs been countin' every minute

Word spread of an altercation at the borders. Instinctively, Meerkat retreated as far from the borders as she could go, which took her to the seaside. She felt safer there, though she hated being so far from her son and Quennell. As much as she hoped to grow their family, she hoped her heat would soon end.

In the meantime, she anxiously roved the sands, keeping an eye out for anything washed ashore she might take to the roja den eventually. Instead, Meerkat crested a dune and found herself nearly on top of a pack mate, a man she scarcely knew.

She halted and shrunk back uneasily, her eyes tracing over the Pearl’s wounds. This must be @Njord’s nephew, Meerkat quickly realized. And he must have been involved in the fight at the edge of their claim.