Redhawk Caldera scapegoat

As Elwood drew nearer, Grimm's unhappiness became more evident. He drew up short, the smile fading from his face as she rounded on him and shot an accusational question in his direction. The sharpness of her words caused him to drop the hare to the ground; it landed with an unceremonious plop.

"Me and Finley? What about us?" he asked, wondering who or what had put the idea in Grimm's head. Hadn't he explicitly stated that they weren't an item? "Whatever you heard, it isn't true," he insisted honestly; the story was a lot more complicated than he let on, but in its most basic form he was right. He was not -- and had never been -- officially romantically involved with Finley.