Redhawk Caldera slipping and sliding

It seemed like nobody would join him today. He stood and pondered for a moment. Thinking. Thinking about his parents and their legacy here at the Caldera, as long-standing Betas of the pack. Thinking about Maia's responsibilities towards her own pack now, and how excited she had looked to show him around. Thinking about the future; their future, and the subject they'd been sort of dancing around up until now. When and where would they start a family?

For now though, he decided to forget about it. Eljay looked down, feeling a little nervous, but in lack of pups around he decided to just slide down by himself. Better to practise a little so he could encourage the little ones next year, right? Eljay stepped back and forth a few paces as he stepped onto the hill and then sort of lay down on his side, causing him to start sliding down.

Since the hill was formidable but not overly steep, his descent was calm. When at the bottom of the hill, Eljay got up and shook the snow from his fur. He looked around to see someone standing not far from him. With a sheepish, surprised expression Eljay greeted, Oh, uh, hi.