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As the adults continued their conversation -- and Liffey's fussing ceased -- Lagan quickly grew bored. Imagining that he was quite stealthy, he left his now-mushy and damp pile of leaves and got to his feet, slinking away to find something better to do. Elwood watched him out of the corner of his eye, not bothered by his son's short attention span and wondering if Liffey would follow him.

"Maybe you have some scouts-to-be on your hands," he replied to Fox, speaking of Gannet and Whip. He had no idea that Fox held such a negative opinion of his own children; he saw Liffey as spunky and bright, and Lagan as outgoing and brave. They were both the opposite of their older brother in their own ways, and he had reason to believe that one or both of them would follow in their mother's footsteps as an adventurer. Obviously, Eljay would never take after Finley in that way, but he was becoming a skilled caregiver, despite his overly-sensitive nature.

"And Wildfire's doing well?" he asked in the next breath; he imagined that she had been thrilled when Fox and the two boys showed up on her doorstep.