Broken Antler Fen Tea time

Eljay had just been out when the call sounded. He figured he'd go to it, since Maia was busy with the pups and so he didn't expect her to show up at the borders now. He was surprised to see Maia at the borders before him, but figured that she must've asked one of the other adults to look after the pups for a quick moment. The caretaker felt a little guilty that he was here too now, when perhaps he should've headed back to the den instead, but he was already here now, so, well...

It seemed that she was in the middle of a conversation with a stranger, and as Eljay approached, weary but with a welcoming smile on his face, he nuzzled Maia's face and smiled at the newcomer. Hiya. I'm Eljay, he introduced, and then waited to be filled in on the details — or for them to simply continue their conversation, whichever was fine for him.