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Luckily for Eljay, Towhee couldn't detect tone. She did see the slightly stricken look in his eye, though she largely ignored it. It was enough for her when he promised to try. She nodded in acknowledgement, then added, "Here in a minute, I'd like to do a little spar with you to assess your strengths and weaknesses. First, though, I have another task for you."

She paused again to give Eljay (and Elwood) a moment to process this, smiling inwardly. She thought he might enjoy this assignment a bit better than the first one. "I'd like you to lead the pups' first hunt. They need to start pitching in more with providing food for the pack, especially because of Finley and the upcoming litter." It would be a few months before they were proper adults, though with new siblings on the horizon, it was time for them to really start growing up, with a little guidance from their eldest brother.