Sun Mote Copse My blue eyes never looked so green

Of course, Finley and Elwood couldn't just move in without stirring up any drama. Eljay was clearly flustered by Finley's question, and Clover hopped on board with her mom immediately, asking about nieces and nephews. Wildfire seemed just as caught off guard as Eljay, though she handled it better, reassuring him and then proposing that the discussion of their relationship be put on hold for a bit. Elwood glanced at Finley, recognizing her "mentally dealing with things" face, and wondered what, exactly, she was thinking about; but she would surely reveal it all in due time.

He looked back at Wildfire and Eljay with an apologetic expression, the nod of his head indicating that he was letting the "relationship talk" slide for now. "Honoree ranks?" he asked. "I'm sure we'd be honored, but tell me a bit more about what that entails," he continued, both because he genuinely wanted to hear about the Firebirds' rank system and because it would take the spotlight off of Eljay and Wildfire for another minute or two.