Heron Lake Plateau animals

"Oh!" Eljay blurted out and he felt his cheeks grow hot under his fur. He must've misheard the question somehow. "Sorry, I, uh.." he mumbled, but before he could come up with a comprehensive answer the subject had already moved on and Eljay gladly didn't revisit it. He never did get to answer Uncle Colt's question, but Eljay figured that his uncle'd re-ask the same question at some point if he really wanted the answer; Eljay himself certainly was not too keen on revisiting this subject after this awkwardness.

Eljay wasn't entirely sure what Colt wanted advice on. Was he talking about when he and Niamh would get pups of their own? "Oh, of course, I'm always happy to help," Eljay said, even though he totally had no clue what uncle Colt was talking about at all. Then as Colt made to leave, Eljay returned the nudge and said: "Thanks for the company, uncle Colt. See you later." Eljay watched as uncle Colt left and then returned to the pups. Kite had grown still, finally asleep, while Owen was still rather busy. Eljay sighed while he tried to calm Owen, hoping to get some quiet time on his own in a bit.