Redhawk Caldera you can make me whole again

Eljay felt disappointed, but Shrike didn't seem to get his spirits down. Eljay wasn't sure how ever Shrike had got so positive, and he felt a little ashamed of his own negativity. He didn't try to ruin everything, but it just seemed to happen, and that's why he was sad so much. He should've watched Lucy better so she wouldn't have been taken, and he shouldn't have let mommy run away to find her, either. His breath became raspy as he thought of this, but calmed a little when Shrike distracted him with the leaves.

He looked up at the leaves and blinked dumbly, listening to the strategy. But he didn't get it. The birds were gone, so they were going to catch... leaves instead? He shuffled his paws and awkwardly said: "Uh... But leaves aren't very tasty." He didn't want to outright say 'no', but he hoped that Shrike understood the intent of his comment: why are we hunting leaves?