Cricket Creek Bog where the river leads me

His anxious staring at the murky waters was interrupted by a sudden familiar voice. Eljay's head swung up and he looked around with a bewildered look on his face, but after a few seconds he realised that it was only Uncle Colt. Eljay wondered if his uncle had made a decision yet. If he had, then maybe that was why he was here? Then again, the Redhawks pack, too, was close enough to be the one that he was on his way to so it could well be that. Eljay blinked and he stared at his approaching uncle, quickly trying to wash the anxiety off his face but failing miserably.

"Ah... Hi, Uncle Colt," he called back. "I was just... Just uhm..." Eljay tried to come up with some excuse to be here that wasn't spying on mommy and daddy or visiting Wiffle's pack in case his gut feeling was right and he shouldn't be going to the new Firebirds pack. Eljay swallowed difficultly and breathed short and shallow breaths while he tried to bridle his panic, but lately it had been flaring up more and more as he had gotten ambitious in his life goals and right now in front of the uncle he would like to impress (but already knew that wasn't gonna happen; at least not today) it was getting more and more difficult to suppress a panic attack. ".. Just.." ... Completely blank mind.