Redhawk Caldera i'm searching for a song tonight.

Eljay had been off on his own again more now that the cave-in was over. He was ashamed about the panic attack he had experienced during the cave-in. He had handled it, more or less, by pretending it wasn't there and locking himself off from everyone there after helping feed and care for the pups. But now he felt that surely others must have seen how he felt and they would judge him for it. Especially because it was over something so small as his mother asking Lagan to stay with the pups while he helped with the dumb work. Work that he wasn't even good at. He thought he was good at taking care of the pups. And it just felt like the pups were way too soon after Liffey and Lagan, way too soon after getting mommy back. He wished sometimes it was just he, mommy and daddy again. He knew it was selfish, but knowing that only made his feelings worse.

He was too absorbed in his own feelings to even realise that Liffey felt much the same in some ways — at least when it regarded the firebirds. It was pure coincidence that he was out lost in thoughts while she was out lost in thoughts and that somehow they seemed to bump into each other now.

"Liffey, care—" he called out, but she already tripped, and he rushed towards her. "Are you okay?" he asked softly, but when he saw the look in her eyes it was clear to see on his face that he already knew the answer.