Heron Lake Plateau the world grows older every day.

Elwood shrugged. "We really missed an opportunity when we were Alphas; we could've just renamed the caldera Elwood Grove. I think it's a great name for a place," he teased back. His expression sobered slightly as the conversation naturally shifted to Eljay, though. This was something he had talked with his son about just recently (and that thread is still ongoing so I might be a little vague!).

"Honestly, I think he would be down with that," he agreed. "He wants to be a dad, but there just aren't any single girls around here." And the ones that were available were related to Eljay one way or another, either by blood or through their parents' friendship.