Sun Mote Copse silver lining

When he came upon her, Wraen appeared to be sleeping. Eljay initially stopped and hesitated, deciding that maybe he should turn the other way and let her rest for now. But it appeared that she was already sitting up. Whether he had roused her from her sleep or if she was awake anyway, he wasn't too sure, but since she was already awake anyway Eljay approached. Hi, he said with a soft smile that was semi-apologetic; he wasn't too sure if he had awoken her or not, after all.

Yeah, Eljay said with a nod. I just wanted to see how you were doing. It's gotta be tough, being a leader through the fall and winter we've had. There'd been famine before, and both that time and this Eljay had barely been able to pull himself and the pups through, let alone had he been capable of leading a pack or anyone at all. It was admirable at least, and he hadn't really considered how that might've affected his friend until Maia mentioned it, honestly.