Redhawk Caldera two years past

Eljay just wanted to go, now that the decision was made, not linger around here to talk about why this was so painful for him and that he actually rather wished he could stay. He felt guilty as he looked at Gannet's not-understanding face. He should always have been there for his family, but he wasn't there. He hadn't been there in a long time, and he shouldn't be in the way anymore.

"I... I don't want to — I can't be in the way anymore," he muttered while he shuffled his paws and looked away. "Lagan's really good at, well, at everything too, so it's — you've got everything you need, and I'm... I'm just dragging the pack down." He wasn't sure how else to explain, but he felt that he should just go. As he looked away he noticed a wolf at the borders staring at them and startled a moment, but the wolf soon continued their patrol so maybe they hadn't seen them.