Timon looked equally uncertain at the mention of their friendship. No, ‘friend’ didn’t sound right at all. He glanced at Urd, but only for a moment before he looked away and scratched his head. There were a lot of things he could think of calling the goddess, ‘friend’ being at the bottom of the list. The awkward feeling that came over him was mutual.

“The one and only.” He said to answer Urd’s question, a smile having returned to his face. “We were, ah… Just passing by the area and thought we’d stop by.” It was doubtful but he hoped regardless his excuse was believable. “Er, sorry about the wall…” Timon continued and gestured to the hole they had emerged from. “Ma prefers traveling by tunnel,” just as every other normal meerkat.

Under the surface he felt nervous. It took all his strength to refrain from pushing his mother at the goddess and run off. He hadn't thought this through nearly as well as he should have.