Redhawk Caldera run away with me now

Maia, on the other hand, had a new sense of optimism about her as she roamed the Caldera.  They had a path forward, a way to try this out and to see how the chips might fall.  She wasn't sure how well the travel would work, but that was kind of the whole point, wasn't it?  She wanted to see what the distance meant, and she wanted to try it out with the side of the equation that was less sure.

The idea of starting a pack with Wraen was a dream come true, and Maia needed to be there to see it begin.  She wasn't blind though.  If things with Eljay worked out, and if they decided that a family was what they wanted, they couldn't very well split the difference.  She wasn't entirely sure where they'd end up - here or there.  But if the distance didn't make a difference to her and Eljay, then it stood to reason it would make just as little difference to her and Wraen.  At least, that's what Maia told herself.

It was too bad she didn't think to tell Eljay the same.  They hadn't actually really talked about it yet, though she knew Wraen had told him about the idea.  It felt like so much was happening lately.  She intended to grab a little time, though, and found Eljay sitting by the lake and looking a thousand miles away.  I thought I was the wanderer, she said with a little, affectionate laugh behind it.  Whatcha thinkin?  She sat down beside him and looked out as well.  It was no glen, but there was something pretty to this place.

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