Broken Antler Fen lovers dance when they're feeling in love

Eljay enjoyed the moment they shared together, where they just sat together and enjoyed each other's company. It couldn't last long enough, but eventually Maia pulled away, breaking the lingering silence and tenderness. Eljay's smile didn't waver though, since she said she was happy he came. She asked how he was, which was a bit tricky to answer at this point. Eljay hadn't necessarily wanted to talk about the bear incident, but there they were now.

Unable to answer the question with a straight face with just a 'I'm doing fine' Eljay answered: Well, um — the other day, I saw a bear at the Caldera. Eljay was calm as he spoke about it now, but there was a lingering quiver of worry in his voice. It didn't do anything — I mean, no one was hurt or anything. He glanced at Maia, curious what she would make of it. He'd never seen a bear at the Caldera before. They didn't usually make their way up there, that he knew of anyway. Maybe it was just an incident. But what if it wasn't? He totally forgot to ask her how she was doing in the process.