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Elwood's heart dropped with Finley's arrival. He had hoped to figure this whole thing out before telling her what was going on, but he could tell by the look on her face that she knew that Eljay was gone. If he had to bet, he would guess that she blamed herself; her expression said so, and he remembered Eljay's reaction to Finley's heat and the strife it had caused between mother and son.

He watched her for a lingering moment, then turned his attention back to Gannet. Towhee shifted to reassure her godmother physically, for which he was grateful, as Gannet responded to his question. "He's testing," the boy said in a matter-of-fact manner, like it made perfect sense. Elwood blinked, considering the two simple words carefully, but came to the conclusion that he didn't understand what Gannet meant.

"Testing? Testing what?" he asked.