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Elwood's uncertainty was quickly erased with Liffey's movements. She closed the gap between them and Elwood enveloped her in his embrace without hesitation. The long months of separation melted away; once more, she was his little girl.

After a few seconds, he withdrew just enough to nuzzle her cheek gently with his snout. "I missed you," he said, then he pulled back further, simultaneously gathering his emotions in the presence of Towhee and the stranger. There were a million questions he wanted to ask, but there was only one at the forefront of his mind as he looked at Liffey's male companion.

"Who is this?" he asked, not unkindly but with a fatherly suspicion he just couldn't stifle.