Lake Rodney what would you say if i came home now

Eljay wasn't sure what Maia thought he meant to say; he actually intended to put some kilometers between them and Redhawk Caldera and then he planned to officially ask her if she wanted to be his mate. But before he could, Maia already happily adopted his name and it seemed that the moment he was planning in his head seemed kinda silly now that she'd already agreed. Maia Blackthorn, Eljay said with a soft smile on his face and he nuzzled her cheek. Again the urge to run off together, just the two of them, found its way into his head, but he knew it wasn't an option. Make a pack together, somewhere. Blackthorn Caldera, or something.

He didn't share those thoughts and instead he followed Maia, happy to put distance between the Redhawks and himself, afraid that Towhee (Niamh wasn't able to right now) would come running down the slopes of the Caldera and drag him back to the territory by his ears. He had promised to stay near, after all. He really wanted to stay, at least until the pups were born, but he couldn't anymore.

Eljay knew that he needed to choose for himself, this time. A nap sounds lovely, he murmured as he set off in the direction of Brecheliant alongside his now-mate, while in his head he kept thinking of how good Maia Blackthorn sounded. Eljay and Maia Blackthorn. Maia and Eljay Blackthorn. It sounded good from every angle.