Redhawk Caldera She's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite

Iris, you can post once more if you want and then I'll archive this! Thanks for the thread, lovelies. <3

Eljay grinned on command, but it was forced. Elwood hated to see that, but did the boy really have much choice? The weight of his parents' emotions were likely pulling him down; all three of them were in the same boat, and it was sinking fast. As he looked back at Finley, he watched as she curled herself into a tight ball, presumably going to sleep. He didn't realize that she spent much of her time pretending to rest when she was really fully awake.

He sighed softly, then glanced at Eljay. "Go lay back down with Mama," he said, then turned his gaze outward once more. He lowered his chin to his forepaws, silently and diligently keeping watch over his broken little family.