Redhawk Caldera slipping and sliding

"Thanks." Rue expressed her gratitude with a smile and a somewhat feeble wag of her tail. 

He was right about Towhee. Rue knew this, despite her frustration at her own shortcomings. Towhee had promoted her to Beta back in Asterism Grove, which led Rue to believe that she had  in some way outshined other candidates. Come to think of it, that was not her first time serving at her leader's right hand. Liri and Kavik had seen something special in Rue as well, and they had titled her accordingly. Stars, Towhee had even suggested to Rue that she ought to go found and lead a sisterpack. Rue was entirely mystified as to what leadership qualities others seemed to see in her, but clearly Towhee saw something in Rue that she respected. 

"You wouldn't have anything for it, would you?" Rue asked, a bit suddenly. He was a caregiver, right? Didn't that mean he could do some healing or something? "Like, for the pain?" she elaborated. She expected that if there was something Eljay could do for her medically, he would have already suggested it, but it didn't hurt to ask, right?