Redhawk Caldera confused

Eljay nodded at Birk when the decision for mice was made, a choice that he was fine with. He watched his companion attentively from thereon out and as soon as he was beckoned, Eljay was already ready to go towards wherever Birk'd lead him. He easily followed and took mental notes so that he'd know to find this place again in case he'd ever want to polish up on his mouse hunting skills. He hadn't tried much on them yet, because they were so small and fast and he never seemed to catch any of them. It made him feel a little nervous now; what if he totally failed in front of this stranger?

He was distracted from those thoughts by Birk's questions though and nodded. "Uhm, sort of. I watch the pups so that everyone else can do other useful things for the pack." There was a hint to his tone that he wished he could be off doing other useful things too, but he didn't say it out loud. "I also want to practise to help with delivering pups, but Raven's been pretty busy so she hasn't been able to teach me super much about herbs that could be useful for that. I mean, uhm, I just want everyone to be safe, so I want to help better..." Aunt Fox had died even long after Eljay'd made his resolve to become a midwife, but as he was asked about his caretaking activities Eljay suddenly felt a strong urge again to learn more. He thought maybe he should ask mommy again if he could be there for her next birth — but what if she didn't want him to?