Redhawk Caldera A brand new black hole in the solar system

Elwood could feel the tension radiating from Finley, and he threw another thankful glance in Towhee's direction as the youth continued to try to reassure her aunt. Meanwhile, Gannet patiently explained what he meant, though his clarification was still short and lacking in details. The Alpha thought he was beginning to see Eljay's reasoning, however.

"He wants to be better," he repeated quietly as he processed the information. "So he decided to go out on his own? To...improve his skills?" he wondered, shifting his gaze to Finley for a moment. Maybe Eljay thought he could get better at hunting, exploring, and taking care of himself; but Elwood wished that he could have done that at home, or after letting his parents know of his intentions. "Did he say where he was going? Or when he will be back?" He couldn't bring himself to ask the other part of that question -- did Eljay plan to come back at all?