Broken Antler Fen Everyone you love has built it

Eljay didn't like the thought of leaving. He knew that this place meant a lot to wolves that he loved dearly. It had grown to mean a lot to him, too. This was Maia's place, and he had moved here for her. Maybe it wouldn't be fair to ask her to move to Redhawk Caldera now. However, Redhawk Caldera was also the only place that Eljay knew as a territory. He'd know where to hunt, he'd know where the water sources were — he'd not often left it, so Eljay knew everything about the Caldera. It wouldn't be that way with any other territory they'd chose, and it would feel so much more wry to leave the Fen for any random old place. If only they could stay here forever instead... It was the home of his children, the home of his mate, and it was the home of his family — and therefore him, too.

But he knew that wishing to stay here forever was just idle hope. Eljay had told Maia briefly that Teya'd scout out the Caldera, but they hadn't really in-depth discussed it. When he spotted Maia, Eljay felt a knot in his stomach. He didn't want to talk about this, but he also knew that they would get to it eventually. Maybe now was as good as ever.

Maia, he called out. She didn't seem all that well, he felt in his gut when he looked at her as he approached, which was understandable; they were all hungry, and probably scared as well, for the future. For the inevitable, if the current scarcity in food was only the tip of the winter's iceberg.