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

"Sorry," Eljay mumbled in response to the disappointment that weighed heavily on him. "I just don't like leaving the Caldera." He looked away, feeling like a coward and a fool, and knowing he was both. But he was just different from other wolves, and though he hated being a burden, he didn't have the strength and courage to not be.

Asked about the den, he looked at it and was quick to nod, clearly eager to change the subject away from his disappointment. "It's - it looks great," he said. Eljay had helped dig dens, but had never dug his own den; he'd always stayed with his parents, so he had only ever helped them form theirs when the pups came around. He licked his lips submissively and said, "Do you have experience making dens?"