Ankyra Sound 'til it's gone

Eljay'd mostly been hanging around Ankyra Sound in his period of trial here at Drageda, while he wondered how much longer he had to wait. He supposed he should prove himself, and he had tried... But he hadn't found anything big and good to hunt and by the time he had Eljay'd felt anxious and he had been too afraid to call for others of the pack. What if that wasn't what they wanted, what if they wanted him to prove himself in a completely different manner and they'd scoff at him for his petty attempts? And so he had shoved the whole hunting campaign idea aside. It wasn't like he was any good at leading hunts, anyway. It would've ended in disaster.

No, he needed to come up with something else. Something better.

Maybe a game, he thought, but then he hadn't a clue what sort of game. He wasn't any good at telling stories either and anyway, he wasn't sure what kind of stories the wolves of Drageda would even like. As a matter of fact, he knew nothing about the wolves of Drageda and he was beginning to lose all hope. At least he had Ty's offer to get back to... Perhaps if this didn't work out... But for now he felt guilty if he were to just up and leave and he wanted so badly for this to work. He hated the thought that he'd have to give up on Wildfire again after finding her out here. And anyway, what if Ty's thing didn't work out or what if she'd realise he was no good too? Well, he supposed he'd just see when he got there.

Deciding he would just go look for herbs that Raven had taught him about, Eljay shuffled around the Sound's territory, near the shore and not far from Drageda. He tried to remember the herbs Raven had told him about, but it was so hard to remember. He was sure there was this... yellow-flowered thing against pain... or was it to induce vomiting? He just needed to dig in his mind a bit more. Eljay felt guilty that he wasn't doing anything very useful for the most part, but he needed to collect his thoughts and think of some good way to prove himself. Oh, man, he missed mommy so much. And daddy. And Liffey. Lagan, too, but Lagan would take care of mommy and daddy, as he had the past months. Eljay wasn't needed anymore, he was only a burden. With a sigh Eljay continued the search, until he found a green plant that he recognised from when Raven'd shown him a thing or two. With an "Oh!" of recognition Eljay dove towards it and sniffed the plant while he tried to deduce a good way to pluck the whole thing from the earth.