Broken Antler Fen Everyone you love has built it

Eljay was easy to set aside his own needs for those of those around him. He had in trying times before, and he did again now. He knew that the pack's children were those in most immediate need; he'd be fine. Maia looked emotional when he told her about the consideration for a move. She looked even more emotional when she told him that it was the best thing for the pack; that she thought they should do it, too.

This took a lot of pressure off Eljay's shoulders somehow. He had been so worried for Maia's response, because he so vividly remembered how it had been like when he had wanted her to move to the Caldera and she hadn't wanted to. He didn't want to push that on her. He didn't want to bring back those bad memories.

He, too, would rather stay here. For his kids. For the legacy that they'd built up here as Brecheliant. But at the end of the day, Teya was right, he supposed. He repeated what she had told him as he stepped towards Maia, too, bridging the gap between them: Home is where we are, together. The family, the pack; the two of them. He smiled softly and reassuringly and reached out to nuzzle her cheek.