Redhawk Caldera i don't know where we are in the grand scheme of things

wc: 544

At first, Niamh was confused by Eljay's question- how was it that the kids had been living at Moonspear since August without him knowing where they'd gone? Even the fact that they now lived in the Glen was common knowledge- but then she realized that he was being more specific- and pondering where the kids were in terms of geography. Now, all the random directions they'd wandered in on the way to the Caldera made sense. Eljay- bless his soul- seemed to have little to no sense of direction. She'd known that he was a homebody- and could sense that even moreso now seeing just how happy he was to be back to the place where he'd been born- but she hadn't expected him to be quite so confounded by what she considered to be basic cardinal points.

The mountain reached up toward the sky in the distance, made hazy by clouds and mist, but still clearly visible considering the fact that they were up on a vantage point that allowed them to see beyond the usual scope of the horizon. He gestured in the right direction, and she nodded. “Yup.” She said. “That one, there, that's the peak of Moonspear, though it's kinda hard to see from here.” She said, leaning in closer to him so that he might be able to follow her gesture better. “So...Given where we are, the Glen would beeeee right about there,” She said, gesturing just North of the mountain's base. Of course, it would be impossible to see details from where they were- but she was fine with being somewhat vague. “Now, to blow your mind completely, if you look just this way,” She said, and first aimed toward the already established peak of Moonspear, before she slowly began to point toward the South, toward the range of mountains that stood like an impenetrable barrier. “Beyond those mountains, somewhere around there- that's where the copse is. We went all the way along here,” She said, gesturing back toward the peak of Moonspear, “And around, and then in this way to get here so we didn't have to go near the Strath.” She explained. She was aware that some of that might have gone over Eljay's head- as it was impossible to see the copse beyond the barrier mountains, and the concept of going past Moonspear before arcing toward the East- where they now stood- might not have even felt right to someone with no sense of direction. Still- she liked explaining it. She had a natural GPS.

He did, however, seem to have a keen memory of the Caldera so there had to be some hope for him. Given the fact he'd grown up here, she expected that he probably remembered a lot of the caldera's natural internal territories and landmarks. “Sounds cool to me,” She said, as she willingly allowed him to take the lead. While he might've made some mistakes on the way there, she trusted he'd be able to find his folks' old den. She preferred to sleep in a shelter, unlike others who liked to sleep out in the open- and something about the idea of staying in a den that used to belong to Elwood and Finley warmed her heart a bit.