Sun Mote Copse I can't feel my face when I'm with you

Her response was meant as a joke, although it was spoken with a sigh of defeat that brought the humor of the statement into question. Elwood's lips almost twitched into a smile, but not quite; even so, he still answered by saying, "Nah, not Elfie. I think Pox or Avery should go."

He cast a quick glance over his shoulder back in the direction of the den, where he knew Eljay was. "Maybe he just needs time," he said, although he knew as the words passed his lips that there was more to the story. This couldn't have happened to a less deserving wolf; it was so unfair that Eljay's happiness had been torn away from him only moments after he found it. He already felt emotions so deeply, and it was this fact that made Elwood doubt his own suggestion. Sure, the passage of time would help -- but he feared it might not fully heal.