Redhawk Caldera you and me were kids.

*smirk*

Elwood wasn't as concerned with Liffey's behavior. He worried, of course, after what had happened to Lucy -- but the difference was that Liffey was nearly an adult now, and he knew that she could take care of herself. When he looked at her, he saw her mother. Finley, too, was headstrong and enjoyed the freedom of travel, and it was perhaps those similarities that caused the friction between mother and daughter.

He generally didn't interfere, but when he heard Finley's growls, he knew he needed to investigate. He found his wife near the borders, giving a stick the beating she probably wanted to deliver to Liffey. His first reaction was to laugh, but he bit his lip quickly, not wanting to draw Finley's ire. Instead, he slowly slunk to her side, leaving a hair's breadth of space between their bodies.

"You okay?" he asked with a sidelong glance.