Broken Antler Fen seadog

It didn't take long before the girl appeared. She greeted him, although there wasn't time to reply before a second body came striding along the fen's more solid pathways. Reyes couldn't remember if he'd met Eljay previously, not until he was closer and recognition spread between the two men.

Sorry to ask this of you, but can I stay here? Reyes didn't know if he should be asking Teya or Eljay about it, and had forgotten that the man even lived here until this point. Maybe it would be harder to find acceptance when the decision was up to yet another Redhawk; Reyes was growing tired of their judgement and denial.

I'm not welcome at the Caldera. My kids are there, and Towhee, and I swore I'd never choose to leave them. I need to be somewhere close so that when they grow up they can know me. And maybe it would give Reyes a chance to talk to Towhee when she was feeling better too.