Redhawk Caldera You don't have to be ruled by fate.

Her response was fairly noncommittal, so Elwood smiled and shrugged his shoulders. No matter what their names were, they were family. Personally, he had never been overly attached to his own surname; in fact, he had substituted his parents' last name for Finley's in order to become a Blackthorn. He wasn't opposed to being called a Redhawk or even a Blackthorn-Redhawk, but it was something he would want to discuss with his mate -- and they had quite a few other things on their plate at present.

Towhee shifted the conversation back to her original subject with a question that Elwood contemplated briefly before responding. It would take more time and thought to truly determine the answer, but he could see the eagerness she felt to follow in her parents' footsteps. "That could be arranged," he said, making an addition to the list of things he needed to talk to Finley about. "If it's something that you really want, then we can train you. Aunt Fin and I might like to have some help with leadership eventually," he said. He wasn't necessarily promising that she would be promoted to Beta as soon as she reached adulthood, but it was perhaps a long term could they could all work towards together.