Redhawk Caldera fire in the hole

tossing up a new round as promised, next one starts sometime next friday. No post order. @Clover feel free to pop in whenever. PPing Lucca considering they're at PPC!

Eljay felt nerves flitting around in his stomach as he waited for other to join them. Daddy said that he had this, but Eljay wasn't too sure yet. He didn't want to look insecure in front of the pups but he knew it was pretty much unavoidable at this point... Undoubtedly they would pick up on his nerves as he had always sucked at hiding his emotions.

Colt joined them, whom Eljay had presumably met briefly enough to know it was his uncle, and Eljay smiled uneasily, not really sure what his uncle was like yet. Hopefully they'd meet one on one soon so that he could get to know his uncle a little to combat the uncertain feeling. Eljay'd also noticed mommy and Raven watching from afar -- Eljay still had the feeling Raven wasn't his number one fan since he had left to Drageda, but they hadn't had a good heart to heart since his return so he couldn't be sure -- and Towhee arrived next. She asked the very logical question of where are they and Eljay looked 'round, feeling nervous. What if they stood him up? He'd look like an idiot, especially in front of the rest of his family.

He opened his mouth to speak but luckily that was when Tegan arrived. Eljay breathed out, visibly relieved. Fiadh was next to arrive, looking nervous; Eljay definitely felt for her. @Lucca arrived next. Eljay greeted each of them with a friendly chuff and then turned to Towhee, who'd said she could either help or sit it out. He hesitated for a moment because besides the pups being able to prove themselves, the pack also needed the food out of this... But then decided that the adults might be too good and give the pups too little space to prove themselves if they'd all participate. Eljay's voice trembled the first few words he spoke before it settled into a bit calmer manner: "The adults will stay on the side to watch. This one's for you guys." Eljay smiled encouragingly at them, even though he, too, felt sick to his stomach with nerves. "I'll go with you guys. Now, looking at this herd, do you see any particular target you think might work for us..?" Eljay looked at the herd of deer, then back at the pups, hoping they'd pick out the target he had intended (for a full description of the herd, see first post).