Redhawk Caldera fading away

It felt weird at best when Raven moved closer to him to comfort. Eljay didn't realise it at first, so absorbed was he into his pain, but when he heard her voice he realised how close she must be, and then, as though by lightning strike, realised how close she was to him. He startled a moment, then calmed again. It felt strange because he didn't know Raven very well at all, but it also felt good because Eljay hadn't been close to anyone or comforted by anyone for a while in mommy's absence.

The sobs died down eventually while his thoughts raged on. "You must think me a whiny loser," he muttered; one of the words Nightjar had taught him. "Lucy was taken by someone, but she... she shouldn't've been out alone, and —" His words were interupted by another few loud sobs as he tried to control his emotions; but it was hard to force them down now that they had finally been allowed out. "Mommy is trying to find her, but she's been gone so long and I'm so s-scared that she'll —" — never come back. He couldn't bring himself to say it out loud though, almost as if that might make it reality. And ever since she'd been gone, he found it hard to motivate himself to do anything; even important things like eating and drinking.