Redhawk Caldera the old days

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While she might have appeared as calm and serene as ever, inside of Raven there roiled a maelstrom of thoughts and emotions. Most of them involved Titmouse. He had vanished again, and the medic wasn't sure what to think of it. The boy had seemed so eager to stay, to turn over a new leaf and make up for all the time he'd lost while he was away previously. He'd even approached her about apprenticing him and his friend -- she'd forgotten the lone female's name already -- in medicine, to which she'd agreed happily (although admittedly, she'd been a bit dubious in the loner's case). He had seemed really committed to the caldera, happy to be home.

So why was he gone?

Her first reaction was, of course, worry. Had something happened to him? At the fore of her thoughts and fears was those sickos over at Blackfeather Woods. If they'd done to him what they had done to Wildfire, she would kill every last one of those fuckers herself. She'd followed his scent out toward Lion's Head Mesa for a time, but beyond the river, his trail was lost.

Maybe he'd just decided to take off again.

She tried to give the boy credit but it was hard, given his past. He had the attention span of a hummingbird and what was exciting today might be boring to him tomorrow. Had he abandoned them again in favor of some more exciting life elsewhere?

The sudden waft of a familiar scent pulled her abruptly from her thoughts and she looked up to see Eljay nearby. She wanted to be happy to see her old friend but he, like Titmouse, set a bunch of conflicting emotions stirring inside of her. She hadn't forgotten that he too had abandoned her, his family, and his pack. She kept her emotions carefully veiled behind neutral eyes as she gave him a small smile and greeted him, "Hello, Eljay."