Heron Lake Plateau guiding light

Posting since Phoebe's on ppc again. No problem Bryn, that is totally understandable! <3 <3

It was heart-wrenching, what Kite said. Eljay found it hard to believe that someone so perfect and tiny and, well, perfect could think that way about themselves. He had known his own siblings as confident creatures; some a little softer, some a little more abrasive, but never insecure. Peregrine and Fox' children even moreso. This was something entirely new to Eljay, who, despite not being very confident himself, found it very hard to grasp and understand why someone would feel that way. He was glad that Kite spoke up for herself and honestly said that she was sorry for running away and yelling.

As Kite came over to collect a hug, Eljay briefly put a paw on her back in a soothing gesture. He pressed his nose against her head and softly licked the top of her head. It made him feel proud and happy that Kite managed to overcome the bad feelings in such a mature way -- he'd seen and helped many pups grow up but as he aged, this year it was different; as if he was no longer just a big brother type of wolf but felt a tiny bit like a father to them, too, as he helped them grow into themselves. Eljay proudly watched as Kite made the rounds; with Owen, even now, yucking out about receiving affection from his sister. Before Eljay could say something about this however, he noticed how much Owen was shaking and shivering.

Owen's question was a valid one, and Eljay went about answering it halfway through: "Yeah, it's good to have different teachers if you wanna learn something specifically." He was going to add that the pups should look at who they'd like at a teacher, or at least what they wanted to learn, themselves, but that's when he noticed Owen's shivering was getting out of hand.

"Let's go somewhere warmer," Eljay suggested. "Moving will make you a little warmer and then we can all snuggle up somewhere together. Doesn't that sound nice?" If needed, Eljay would further warm the pups up right here, but he thought it more productive to get out from the cold instead. Then he could help them warm up somewhere where they wouldn't get all wet and cold again right away.