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Eljay wasn't quite sure if daddy really did understand when he said that he did. He frowned thoughtfully while he was asked for his stories of Drageda. Eljay looked up at mommy, who looked emotional but the emotions were all ones he couldn't place very well. "I... I didn't know where to go so I just... walked." Truthfully, Eljay still didn't know how to get back to Drageda right now so he hoped that Wildfire'd be well enough before winter came around; he didn't think that the Heda would appreciate him being gone much longer.

"I got hungry and then I ran into Wiffle, who lives in Drageda. The Heda wasn't convinced I would be useful so she let me stay outside of the pack for ah..." He didn't remember how long, really. "... And — but then she let me in." He smiled uncomfortably, feeling like he belonged here rather than at Drageda. Everything about this place screamed for him to stay here forever. "I know I should've told you, but I — it was really hard to leave already, and I... I didn't want to be a bother another time..." Eljay looked away and licked his lips after that statement; he hadn't meant to hurt his parents or worry them, but he had drawn a line in the sand and he couldn't go back over it to bother his parents a last time, he had felt.