Redhawk Caldera Throwback Thursday

It was perhaps the lack of movement that drew Elwood's attention to Eljay; the youth was his parents' shadow, constantly accompanying them -- much like Gannet with Peregrine, presently -- but he was conspicuously absent. He glanced back to see his son splayed flat on the ground among the underbrush, offering no movement to greet his packmates save for the movement of his eyes. Elwood frowned, but wouldn't push Eljay. They were all under a great deal of emotional stress.

He turned his gaze back towards Peregrine and Gannet, expecting a bit of small talk, but his mouth fell open in surprise when Peregrine filled him in on what had happened with Whip. "What do you mean, tore himself up?" he asked, his ears tilting back at Peregrine's wry joke. Even the normally humorous Alpha male couldn't manage to make light of what had happened to the pack's puppies.

Gannet moved past the adults and spoke quietly to Eljay, while Elwood answered Peregrine's questions. "Yeah, hanging in there. The twins seem to be doing fine," he replied. Liffey was as sprightly as ever, and while Lagan had been troubled for a short while about his sister's disappearance -- especially considering he had witnessed it -- he had mostly recovered and returned to his cheerful, gap-toothed self. Elwood glanced at Gannet and Eljay, wondering how the older boy would respond.