Heron Lake Plateau searching

Elwood and Finley had returned from the Sunspire a few days before, and it was bittersweet. He had enjoyed the time spent with Liffey and his grandchildren, and he had to admit there was a part of him that almost wanted to stay there and watch the youngest generation of Blackthorns grow. But the rest of his family was back at Heron Lake Plateau, and an equal portion of his heart had missed them while he was away.

He had given himself some time to rest and recuperate, allowing muscles sore from travel to relax, and today was the first day that he planned to venture to the borders for a patrol. It was chilly and overcast, like a premonition of the winter to come, and he was stretching and preparing to leave the rendezvous site when Eljay arrived. He smiled at the sight of his eldest, and he strode to greet him. "What are you up to?" he asked amiably as he approached.