I’ve recently picked up Kerry’s Story once again, since I had a time away from it (around chapter 22) about a year ago. It’s definitely one of the best stories out there in my opinion, with a little bit of everything and a fascinating herd with its own unique inner workings and culture.
Might make a little bit more fanart for it in the future.
I simply love the idea of darwinism gradually selecting fluffies who are smarter and smarter about living in the woods and slowly developing a culture. The herd in that story was very interesting because the more intelligent fluffies in it, instead of making silly assumptions and running with them, were extremely aware of everything they >didn’t< know, as small talking chimaeras with the minds of a 3 year old kid. They were able to take precautions against their own ignorance by caunting on it. Very interesting stuff.