Heron Lake Plateau take me above your light.

With Fiadh's dispersal, Elwood had been thinking more and more about visiting his grandchildren. Time was passing much too quickly for his liking; if Fiadh was old enough to go off on her own, that meant that the youngest Blackthorns were growing up, too. He didn't want Liffey's and Rannoch's children to be teenagers by the time he laid eyes on them.

He was contemplating the potential logistics of such a journey as he strolled about the plateau, not really paying attention to where he was going. It was by complete luck that he happened to come across Finley and Raven, and the sight of the two females sitting together warmed his heart. He offered them a small smile as he approached, not wanting to interrupt their girl talk but suspecting that neither one of them would chase him away.

"Hi, ladies," he greeted, reaching out to bump the underside of Raven's chin with his snout and then delivering an affectionate lick to Finley's cheek.