Redhawk Caldera i warn you not to doubt the silence before the storm

It was like everything was going in slow motion. Everyone already realised that Wiffle was laying there and Eljay did somewhere at the back of his mind but not really, like it was a thing that was happening but maybe not right now, or... Well, he didn't know. He listened to the Heda's words and then watched as everyone dove towards Wiffle. He didn't want to be a bother so Eljay decided not to be in the way over there. He watched mommy and daddy. Mommy's attention fell on Wiffle too and Eljay watched as daddy approached and said they would 'talk later'. Whatever that meant. Eljay numbly nodded and he turned to face the crowd standing over Wildfire; the reason he had ever joined Drageda in the first place.

He just stood and stared, not sure what even he could do, watching everyone fret around until Raven arrived. Eljay's heart skipped a beat as he noticed Raven, an involuntary smile falling over his face but it didn't last very long as he saw her focus on Wildfire too. Of course she was focussed on her sister. He didn't like, matter, super much, or anything. It was cool. Maybe they'd talk later. Or maybe it was better he leave Raven alone, too, maybe she'd be better off. Eljay wasn't sure why he was feeling all these weird things and thinking all these weird things and he looked away from Raven, to the ground, to his paws, then back to Raven and Wildfire and everyone else crowded around her while he waited for something else to happen or for someone to tell him what to do.