Ankyra Sound the long way round

Eljay blinked as Wildfire suggested that he could stay with her in her pack. Somehow he hadn't considered that she could be in a pack that he could stay at. Wildfire was... Well, she lived somewhere, in some pack, and she'd mentioned that pack was nearby, but to think that he was good enough to stay there? Eljay bit his lip, feeling insecure at the thought of having to convince some wolf that he was good enough for their pack.

"Maybe," he murmured, "I... Do you think they'll — your pack — they'll want me..?" Eljay wanted very much to not die out here in the wilds, and he knew he couldn't take care of himself all alone that long... But he wondered if he'd become better by staying at Wildfire's pack, who would care for him maybe like she used to, who'd provide a same sort of safety like mommy had when what he needed was to grow up and just be normal.

In truth, Eljay felt a lot like a fraud trying to join any pack. He didn't feel he was very good at a lot of things required, so to try and convince them he was was a lot like lying.