Redhawk Caldera lazy afternoons

Uncle P settled on the ground to mirror Eljay's position and he waited nervously for what was to come. Instantly he worried that Uncle P or Aunt Fox might have found fault with his puppysitting abilities when the kids were mentioned. He didn't even consider that this might be about Peter because the moments of acceptance were far and few between; he genuinely rarely realised the truth out loud. It was like he knew, but only somewhere deep down, so this was his way of coping.

So when the words came out sharp as a knife -- Peter is dead -- his first thought was 'what happened!' but then memories returned to him and he began to realise there horrible truth.

Tears started to cloud his eyes and he barely registered what else was said after that. Mommy was his saving grace. Even though she brought more tension to the table that he felt, causing tears to fall silently from cheeks, here numbly said, "Yes, mommy," and started to trail down towards the cache. Only when out of earshot of both of them did he allow the tears to start flowing more freely.