Redhawk Caldera Starship enterprise

Mommy and daddy didn't seem mad at all, though Eljay thought maybe it was a good thing. At least it meant maybe they thought what he had done was a good thing too, that he really needed to leave after being part of the pack for so long and still being so... well, dweeby. Daddy was the one to speak. Eljay wished that they would breach the distance and hug him but he knew he had to be strong. Knew he had to show them that he could be strong, even if he did not feel it at all right now.

Tail wagged a few hesitant and careful beats as daddy spoke. What would've become of him had he not found Wiffle? Maybe Eljay would never have found Ty either. He wondered how Ty was doing. Wished he was brave enough to make more trips outside of pack territory and visit her some time. "I'm sorry I left," he murmured and he looked away. Maybe he meant 'I'm sorry I couldn't make myself more useful at home' or 'I'm sorry I was ever born at all' or 'I'm sorry I disappointed you'. He wished he could see into their heads so that he knew if they were happier with or without him, now, so that he knew if he had made the right decision.