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The boy's question brought Elwood pause. It was something he hadn't thought of; how would they have reacted had Eljay approached them with his plans? He liked to think they would have been supportive...but would that have really been the case? Already, Elwood could imagine himself trying to talk Eljay out of it.

"No, I guess not," he conceded after a moment of contemplation. No matter how this had transpired, he didn't think he would like it. "I'm going to go check on Aunt Fin, make sure she's okay. Thanks for filling us in, Gannet." He gave his nephew an appreciative smile, then reached out to touch his shoulder with the tip of his nose before departing in the direction that Finley and Towhee had gone.