Cricket Creek Bog where the river leads me

Eljay felt like a total idiot in front of Uncle Colt. He had no idea how to explain what he was doing without looking like an idiot and now because he couldn't and didn't know how to tell what was on his mind he looked like an even bigger idiot. Eljay frowned in worry even as Uncle Colt told him to breathe and that it was okay if he couldn't tell. "S-sorry," he stammered, trying to find the words to say what he wanted to say and realising all too well that he was failing horribly.

Just as he was about to fall into another attempt to explain what was up, Wiffle showed up. Eljay frowned in worry as he looked at her and she asked him if all was okay -- a nervous jitter in his stomach. All he wanted was to hide away under a rock and for everyone to go away, but that didn't look like it would happen anytime soon. Instead, the easiest thing seemed to try and explain and tell Wiffle all was okay. It didn't occur to Eljay at all that Colt and Wildfire might not know each other. "Oh, yes, I, of course," he said, his voice a little high-pitched and not sounding okay. If anything, he might sound as if Colt was holding him hostage and threatened him to tell Wildfire all was okay. "Just on a stroll." Which both of them knew wasn't anything like him, really.