Broken Antler Fen stop time

Eljay was relieved to hear that Maia actually didn't feel like she shouldn't be at the borders when he was too. He totally understood the desire to be here with them all the time; he felt the same way, he wanted the same thing. It was tough combining being a leader and raising not two but five children. He just wanted Maia to feel like she didn't have to do anything to contribute, but it seemed that he had missed the mark and she already felt that way.

He smiled, visibly relieved at her response. That's okay, then. I want you to be there for them, too. Eljay felt a little rueful that he couldn't be there as much as he'd like to right now, himself, but thankfully the pack didn't face much trouble (apart from the incident with Redhawk Caldera) so it wasn't like he needed to be at the borders every day to make sure his family stayed safe. He still felt a little as though it would be good enough for others to watch the pups sometimes, when there were leader duties, but he didn't voice it because he was afraid that it'd just end up in an argument.

Instead, he voiced quietly, Teya said that maybe when the pups are a bit older, she could watch them for a few days and we could go somewhere together.