Redhawk Caldera Let's go and see the stars, the Milky Way or even Mars.

Towhee's face looked hardened (back to the Towhee that he knew, rather than awkward Towhee that had stumbled into his life only a few days ago). Maia looked apologetic and she repeated the sentence. Eljay froze and he instantly regretted asking at all. Ah, why couldn't he have kept his nose out of that one? Why couldn't he have just.. not asked? He looked startled, as if someone was telling him a truth he wasn't quite ready to hear. He'd avoided the northern borders on purpose; he just hadn't wanted to think at all about Maia... Well, doing anything except being here right now. The future wasn't on his mind at all, simply because he'd been avoiding this ugly truth.

Not it was presented to him, stuffed in his nose so he couldn't avoid it. Eljay frowned once the shock fell from his face. I... I get that, he said. He contemplated what he'd contemplated a million times -- to go with her -- but he still wasn't too sure if Wraen would want him there and he also didn't want to make any haphazardly decisions just because he was too afraid of losing Maia again.

He braced for awkward silence, and he wished he had anything else to say. Actually, he had a million things to say, but instead of managing any actual words all he managed was have a garble of all these sentences mixed up through one another in his head while he stood in silent defeat.