Sun Mote Copse at the end of the day

It wasn't Weejay who found him then, but a surprising Phox. Eljay and he hadn't socialised very much, and it was a surprise to see him here. Eljay wondered idly if he'd come to see Weejay, but he quickly pushed it aside as Phox started making small talk. Hey, Eljay greeted while he pondered if he was glad to be home. To some degree, he supposed. This was much better than the Glade. But he couldn't help but think of Maia, and what Weejay had said to him about being happy.

Better than the glade, at least, Eljay said with a small smile. He opened his mouth to ask how the kids were but then he thought of Alyx... This was the first litter in the history of any pack Eljay'd been in where he hadn't done as much as he had in others to raise the kids; he'd been so lost in his own mind and in the grief he had felt. He wasn't sure it was fair for Phox to ask how they were and if he'd found Alyx yet. If he had, then that would've probably been the first thing he had said.

After a short silence he said: Someone suggested I go with Maia and Wraen, when they left. He wondered what Phox thought of that. It seemed like a silly idea, mostly because Eljay would not be the best travel companion and they didn't want him along, anyway.