Sun Mote Copse spring's thrall

Eljay actually knew very little about how much raising Towhee had done in the case of Fennec and Figment. Towhee looked annoyed, and Eljay decided he would just leave since he didn't want to pick this fight right now. She went on to say that she wouldn't have had to do it alone. Still, it didn't sit right with Eljay, being raised the way he had, and having seen traditional couples only (same-gender aside). It just seemed like the pups would miss something if they didn't have a second parent, to Eljay, even if the pack would help. It hurt him that Towhee would mention that Phox and Niamh would've helped her, as though he, as puppysitter, would have had nothing to do with it other than 'helping too', just like the rest of the pack.

Anyway, he wasn't about to argue it though. He just remained silent as Towhee continued to say that she already knew everything he said and that Wraen knew about it. He hadn't meant to be intrusive -- he just wanted to be sure that everything was alright, and he felt that as a Midwife, it was important that he knew these kind of things.

Okay, he just murmured. Before Eljay could make a quick excuse to get out of the conversation, Towhee ended it for him already. He felt that he had already made it clear he would look for Maia to ask her about the scouting and that he would check on Niamh (of course he would!). Eljay frowned as Towhee took off without so much as a good-bye.

He didn't want to question his father's words, but he couldn't help but think what dad would say if he saw these kind of interactions. Would he still think that Towhee's dislike of Eljay would never impact Elfie when he lived with her?

Eljay sighed and looked at his paws for a moment, standing out in the dirt that he had pawed snow from moments before. He just didn't have the energy to deal with this, on multiple levels. He missed Wiffle and he wasn't physically very fit, either.

He stood and stared for another moment longer and then left the ground be. He would look for herbs another time. Right now he just wanted to curl up in a corner and stop existing for at least just a moment, because that meant that he could stop hurting and being hurt for at least just a moment, too.