Redhawk Caldera speaking of

Congrats on 2,000! :D Also, I'll be PPing Lagan!

When he heard Fox calling for the Blackthorn family as a whole, Elwood felt a pang. Two of them were missing and he had no idea when they would return. It was yet another reminder that Finley and Lucy were gone, the latter perhaps permanently. But he sighed and collected himself, trotting across the rendezvous site in an attempt to gather Liffey and Lagan to go see their Aunt Fox.

He couldn't find Liffey right off the bat, but he tracked down Lagan quickly. The boy was snacking, as he often was, but he grinned broadly up at his dad when he was beckoned. "Come on," Elwood said, and Lagan hopped up, leaving the remains of his meal behind as he hastened after the Beta male. Elwood sent up a separate howl for Liffey, hoping she would join them soon, and then set off towards Fox.

He spotted the petite leader reposed on the hillock and approached with Lagan bounding along at his side, the four-month-old's long legs making it easy for him to keep up. "What's up?" he greeted Fox, then turned to Lagan and said, "Say hi to Aunt Fox." Lagan obliged cheerfully: "Hi Aunt Fockths." Elwood suppressed a smile, wondering when and if his son would outgrow his lisp.