Sun Mote Copse Palm Trees in the Snow

Elwood and Finley had learned a lot about parenting since Eljay's childhood. Their helicopter tactics were likely what had caused him to grow up to be such a nervous, second-guessing wolf. The differences between him and the later litters of Blackthorns were glaring, though, and this was why moving themselves to the Firebirds had seemed to be the best choice for the parents.

As Wraen mused aloud about the differences between packs, Elwood nodded. Here in the Teekons, he had only been with the Redhawk family; and while he hadn't physically been a part of any other local group, it was often easy to see that each unit had its own rules, rites, and routines. His lips pursed and twitched in a small smile at the mention of Moonspear. He knew of them from Wildfire -- and had even briefly encountered Charon, who was kind of a jerk -- but he agreed with Wraen in that he preferred the more "laid-back approach" himself.

"It's nice to have a choice. Things happen that are out of our control sometimes, and when I was an Alpha, my mindset was similar to Wildfire's -- it seemed silly to hold a grudge against someone for leaving," he said.