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Maia had expected to be the one with a hard time answering that question, so she'd been expecting to field a 'fine, how are you?'.  Instead she did a bit of a double take when Eljay opened with news about an entire bear in the Caldera.  Her initial alarm subsided some when he clarified quickly that no one was hurt, but she still let her ears tip back as her expression flooded with concern.

Ohmygosh.  Seriously?!  As if he were joking about that, c'mon Maia!  Do you think it, like, stayed or something?  Or did it leave?  If it came their way, she'd have to let everyone know to keep an eye out for it, but Eljay traveling here made her think that was unlikely.  They hadn't seen a single sign of any real trouble since moving here, thankfully.  If it was hanging around there, though, she was torn between making him stay here and understanding that he probably didn't want to stick around for too long.

As they spoke, she took a step inwards, pausing in clear invitation and to see if he would fall in alongside.  She liked the idea of walking and talking, though she was a little distracted by his news and wasn't quite in tour-guide mode yet.