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Though it made him contemplative, Eljay wasn't sad that he didn't know a lot about his parents' lives. Knowing them through his own entire life was enough for him. He did like listening to Wraen's tales though. He chuckled at the breaking-a-leg-on-purpose story. He wrote it off as another tall tale from his mother; he couldn't imagine that anyone would actually break their leg on purpose. It was usually a death sentence. It made him think of Niamh briefly, but Wraen continued.

Eljay smiled at the story — Dante, who didn't make a move, and Wraen's mother, who knew for a long time and then just flat-out asked him to marry her. Wow, Eljay exclaimed at the end of the story. Then Wraen said that Dante would never have taken the first step. Eljay thought to him and Maia, and how long he had hesitated himself. Eventually he had sort of accidentally taken the first step, but he attributed most, if not all, of it to Maia. So it was a relatable story to him.

I think it's a nice story, Eljay said with a soft smile. It reminds me a bit of Maia and me. I.. I liked her when you guys first left the Copse, and I thought many times to follow. He hadn't, of course, using mostly Weejay as an excuse as well as everyone needing him. Even then, perhaps he hadn't had the most healthy relationship with his work and pack. He'd already mostly forgotten that a large part of his doubt had been that he thought maybe Wraen would not want him there, but it was easily forgotten as they were sitting here talking so amicably.