Broken Antler Fen Go ahead and cry, little girl

Eljay followed Teya's gesturing across the mountains as she introduced this man as Kynareth. He vaguely remembered that there'd been some trouble in the Copse that made them move, other than the flooding. Wasn't that with another pack over the mountains? He didn't want to linger on that thought, though, because he wasn't sure and did not want to base his judgement on false information.

The man seemed friendly enough, and Eljay returned the smile. He felt a little less nervous looking at Teya's relaxed disposition and the way she talked about and to the man as though they were friends. He even left them space to discuss it among their council, which was a good thing, too. Eljay visibly relaxed as well as he read the room and realised that there was nothing wrong. Regardless of whether these were the wolves that the Firebirds had had issues with, right now things seemed to be good between them.

Kynareth suggested that war might come to them, something that made Eljay feel both protective and nervous as an upcoming father. He frowned and said with a mixture of confusion and question, I don't see why war would come to us when we're peaceful.

Honestly, the thought of trading medicine seemed like something that might come in handy to him. He remembered when they'd just moved to Redhawk Caldera and he had nothing on hand. It'd be nice to have a pack, then, to be allied with, just like how Redhawk Caldera'd been allied with Moonspear.

There was something about the last thing Kynareth said that bothered Eljay. As long as we're not enemies, why not be allies? Why would they be enemies at all? Eljay hesitated to ask about that, but in the end he just held his tongue and let Teya do most of the talking.