Sun Mote Copse at the end of the day

Eljay felt his stomach clench at Phox' words, however true they were. Hopefully, the time away would have made Elfie realise that he did want to be with his father after all... If only for visits, at least, so that Eljay knew he was alright. He dearly hoped to see his son again some day, and he wouldn't quickly give up on the part of himself that still believed that she might be out there somewhere, alive and all. Me too, Eljay said with a nod.

The other thing Phox mentioned came as a surprise. Eljay didn't realise that Raven's pack was so closeby; he had always thought that it was quite some distance away from them. He would undoubtedly be unable to find his own way there, as the Plateau and Strath had been pretty much the limits of his exploration without guidance. He nodded eagerly. Wow - yeah - that'd be great! I'd love to! It was probably the first time in his life that Eljay was excited about exploration. He still stuck around the Copse most of the time, but the prospect of getting to see some of his other relatives again was good. He hadn't seen Raven in forever.