Redhawk Caldera A day in the life of a try-hard

Shrike still v much welcome :D

Eljay was worried sick for little Lucy, and of course for daddy who'd gone looking for her. He wished nothing more than to see his little sister returned home once more, scared that she might be hurt somewhere. And what if daddy nor Lucy would make the trip back? Eljay wasn't so sure he was ready to be the man of the house and care for everyone all the time, and the thought of losing daddy made his chest feel constricted. He tried to hunt to keep mommy fed in the meantime, but even though he'd made it his trade it was still so difficult.

"Oh, hamburgers!" Eljay murmured, his voice quavering, as his teeth snapped shut around the frays of a rabbit's hairs and he fell to the ground, watching his prey escape. He let out a long sigh and felt panic rise up within him, but pressed it away and closed his eyes to regain his composure.

When he looked round to see if anyone'd been watching — luckily no one had — he heard a voice and ears perked up. The voice didn't come familiar to Eljay and so he followed it. It was when he came nearer that he heard the howl. At first Eljay pressed himself to the ground, wondering if the wolf'd noticed him and didn't want him near, calling other wolves to rid of him, but then when he actually listened to the message he realised that it was an invitation and he rose to his feet.

With a neutral, slightly submissive posture Eljay approached the stranger and with a nervous tone to his voice he said, "Uhm, hi... I'm Eljay." He felt awkward, never enjoying meeting new wolves all that much, but he reminded himself that Nadie and Mazi had been nice too, even if they'd left. Hopefully this guy was friendly, too.