Redhawk Caldera i'm searching for a song tonight.

There were many who only recognized Eljay for his shortcomings. He was emotional, he was anxious, he was paranoid. He had painfully low self-esteem and was incredibly immature for his age. Some judged, Liffey loved. And more than that, Liffey could see the sorts of things her parents could in Eljay as well, one of them being what his sister determined in that moment was incredible insightfulness/telepathy.

Liffey gaped at him with equal parts surprise and guilt. It was like he'd known exactly what was on her mind, as though he'd read right on her face that she had been considering her departure from the Caldera once she was old enough to go. In a moment, he surprised her again by explaining that it actually wasn't her he was talking about - it was a question about him.

"I don't think you need to leave," Liffey answered thoughtfully, shaking her head with a sympathetic frown, "I mean, yeah Lagan's good with the puppies but he's not as good as you. He' s still learning. Plus, mom's probably gonna have a ton more and those things are so needy, she could probably use both of you."  Those things being puppies. The caretaker gene had quite obviously skipped Liffey.

"Unless.. you want to go?" Liffey added after a moment, gazing questioningly at her elder brother. She knew the secret desires of her own heart. Was it possible Eljay - who cried when mom went just beyond the borders to hunt - wanted the same thing?