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Finley's musings on Eljay's prospects brought Elwood pause. She did have a good point; the Redhawk girls were technically not related to Eljay by blood, although the two families were so intertwined that Elwood had a hard time distinguishing them from each other. So, really, Towhee was fair game, although Finley nixed the idea quickly for other reasons (likely the stark differences between their personalities; Elwood wondered if Towhee might eat Eljay alive).

"Why haven't we thought about this before?" he said, shaking his head bemusedly. "We should have done this a long time ago. I think we should make it happen," he continued, only half-joking.