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

Maia was shocked by his news, and Eljay frowned, not wanting to worry her too much. She asked him if he thought it stayed or if it went away, and he hesitated a moment. It went away, I think. I haven't seen it again after that one time. Eljay hadn't exactly followed it either, but if it had stuck around, then surely he would've seen it again, or at least caught its scent..?

A part of him was also glad that Maia was alarmed, too. At least it wasn't him making up ghost stories over something that wasn't as scary as he thought. I'd never seen a bear that close before. It was pretty scary. Eljay frowned and said, I don't know where it is now. Hopefully it went some other way. Hopefully not this way, or back to the Caldera, or any of that.

Maia stepped into the territory and paused, and Eljay hesitated for a moment at the lack of explicit invitation before he eventually stepped over the invisible threshold into the Fen. How have things been over here? he asked as he did so, hoping to turn the conversation to happier things.