Cricket Creek Bog where the river leads me

His discomfort grew when Uncle Colt called Wildfire 'hon' and with a frown he opened his mouth to say that she was 'the' Wiffle. Luckily Uncle Colt caught on before Eljay managed to get the words out of his throat and he started saying "That's--" but cut off as he awkwardly had started speaking in the same moment as Uncle Colt and listened to what he said first. He asked Wildfire if she happened to be Wildfire, who responded in her usual friendly way.

Glad to be able to change the subject away from his anxiety, Eljay nodded. "Yes. Yeah, uhm -- this is Uncle Colt." Eljay realised only after he finished speaking that calling him 'uncle' Colt might seem a little weird to Wildfire, but the word was already out. "How, uhm... How's your pack doing?" he asked, unable to keep a bit of hurt from his voice, though he genuinely hoped that she was happy and that her pack was awesomesauce and all that.