Redhawk Caldera when you walk, walk with pride

Thankfully Bridget wasn't hurt, and she laughed it off easily enough. Eljay cast her one brief thoughtful glance as he tried to figure out if there was any real hurt underneath all of the laughter — there had to be — but he decided that he might not be the person to look into it. Bridget was his friend and he valued her as a pack mate, four legs or three legs, but they had never been particularly close; not like she was with Teya.

Her apology surprised him, but her question even more. Eljay thought that it was pretty much implied that she would stick around. Of course! he said hastily, not wanting to further make her feel like she wasn't welcome. I'm sorry, I just — I never thought it would be anything else when you came back. It's been a bit of a.. hectic time to return, I guess. He smiled sheepishly. A hectic time, indeed, with many children being born, among which Teya's own. He totally understood she had to go see Teya first.