Broken Antler Fen all these golden days we had

Eljay could not help but chuckle a little when Ibis said 'Wraen, maybe.' He offered, I think she prefers to stay a 'cool aunt'. He remembered he had asked her; back in the Copse, and she had been very decisive about it then. And here, when he had shared his thoughts about having children, and she had said again that she would rather mentor than parent.

Ibis admitted to having been distracted. Oh, uhm... Eljay mumbled uncertainly, not really sure what to say to that. Was it an invitation to delve deeper? A question of sorts? Or was it just something he should take into stride and wave away? He glanced at Maia, hoping she knew what to do with it.