Redhawk Caldera Hurry up, we're dreaming

Elwood was just as shocked as Wildfire's father when, after a few moments of kneading her scalp, she sank to the floor and fell asleep. He didn't pause in his preening, if only because he was afraid she would wake up and start screeching, but lifted his gaze to meet Peregrine's as the surprised Alpha male spoke.

It seemed that he and his friend-girl had a knack with the pups, or at least with Wildfire. Elwood felt warmth in his heart, a new sensation that he hadn't experienced before -- he hadn't had younger siblings (at least, not when he left the pack; surely his parents had produced another litter by now) and therefore had not spent any amount of time with puppies. Although the idea of having children with Finley still seemed to be a distant and far off dream, maybe it wasn't so unreachable...

Eventually, he straightened, looking pensively down at Wildfire to see if she would remain asleep.