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"Yeah, that's what Peregrine said," he replied after Fox explained her family's tradition and the meaning behind it. Though it wasn't something Elwood would have thought of himself, it made a lot of sense -- especially when Fox said, "How am I supposed to name somebody I haven't even seen yet?" "I like that concept; it makes things interesting, and kind of a surprise," he added, wondering what his name would have been had his family followed Fox's guidelines. Squirrel? Rock? Cloud? Once upon a time, he had hated his own name, but those options made "Elwood" seem much nicer.

He chuffed, then, as he prepared to explain the Grove family's custom. "My family is the total opposite of yours. Very little creativity involved...my dad's name is Elwood, and his dad's name is Elwood, and his dad's name is Elwood," he said dryly, quirking his eyebrow at Fox as he waited for her reaction. "It goes back as far as I can remember. If I was still at home, I would be expected to name my son Elwood. I don't think I'll be doing that, though," he continued. His conversation with Siv (in which she had proposed reversing his name and calling his child Doowle) had given him a new outlook on the topic, as did hearing of Fox's intentions for her offspring.