Redhawk Caldera sunset

Ah, yes, the coming winter. The father wondered which of his children would enjoy the snow and which would sulk as the cold flakes first clung to their paw pads. Eljay pensively stared out across the lake towards the island when Teya mentioned that Sorana might go back when it froze over. He could only try to imagine how hard it must be for her to see the place. Things had been weird with Reyes. Eljay always imagined he'd return after he had disappeared, but he hadn't; not so far, anyway. Hopefully nothing bad had happened to him. Perhaps life would drift him back to Brecheliant at some point.

Teya's next words surprised Eljay. He felt like he must've been so blind not to have noticed this before. It was harder and harder for him to keep up, though, so it did not come as a big surprise to him that he might miss things. It seemed to happen more and more often these days. He smiled softly though, and said, That is wonderful, Teya. Congratulations! At least; from her tone, it sounded like she had said 'yes'. Teya's next words surprised Eljay. He remembered that she had been so averse to having children when she had Sorana. But it seemed that he was correct after all; parenthood had softened Teya's stance on not wanting children, and now it seemed she was already looking forward to next year, to have more children, after having had Sorana. His smiled brightened as he looked at Maia and then Teya and said, I'm happy to hear that. He had enjoyed watching Sorana and his children grow up beside each other; hopefully, they could do it another year.