Redhawk Caldera you're always talking but you're not playing

Eljay had been in good spirits ever since Maia had come to their doorstep. Even the revelation about Peter had made Eljay feel more trusted with her and though he'd been tired as he tried to process all of the belated emotions, somehow remembering what Peter had brought to his life made Eljay feel good in some way, too, despite all the grief and pain that lay behind it.

Today the medic was patrolling the borders. He'd checked out the southern borders and peered into the dark forest there, but saw nothing -- he wondered idly of @Towhee had already taken care of the threat there -- and then he moved on to the west. He diverged from the borders again there (because subconsciously, patrolling the northern border would remind him that Wraen was coming, and subconsciously, he preferred to stay in absolute denial about the fact that Maia was a) leaving at some point and b) not, in fact, a part of this pack.

As he went further inland, Eljay caught the scent of a rabbit that he managed to chase down through sheer luck (just as it was about to dash into its hole it bumped into a rabbit that was just coming out, and the headbutt gave Eljay time to grab it). In good spirits with the prize between his jaws, Eljay started to make his way back to his family den while the sun warmed his back.