Dragoncrest Cliffs ares

As soon as the wide, cheerful smile fell off her face Eljay felt like he had dropped a porcelain tea set from his hands, and all he could do now was try and pick up the pieces and glue them together. Of course being reminded of her now-gone mother was no fun for the girl, and he should have known. This had to be why she was out here patrolling and pretending to be tougher than she was. Eljay remembered being so afraid and lonely when his mommy had gone away; nothing like this girl.

"Your mommy is my cousin, so that means we're family too." He wasn't sure what that made them, but it didn't really matter. She asked if he could help and he felt nervous. Eljay wasn't too sure what he was allowed to do or not, and was afraid to make a mistake in regards to the child-rearing. "Uhm... I can try. I'm not very good at being tough." Eljay smiled sheepishly, wishing that he had more to offer to the girl. He wished he knew her name, but it might be strange to ask for it now that they were so far into the conversation, so Eljay waited for a more opportune moment to slide in the question.