Sweet meerkats

Well that was a challenge and then some. First time using Sicklerite Genuine and I must say not an easy one to use, felt a bit wishy washy and kept on adding more strength using sepia. I struggled with my new sketchbook as the paper behaved oddly and has a weird texture. In the end an ok result but one I would probably try again on Arches paper.
thank you for such a cute subject!
weird paper texture: