Redhawk Caldera n e s s o

It was hard. That had been one of the hardest decisions she’d ever had to make, actually. I wanted to stay with my sister, and I knew she wouldn’t go with me to the Caldera. I thought we would make it work, just living close, but I knew in the end I would go where he would be happy. I was really afraid he would come live with me just because I wanted him to and end up miserable.

She didn’t think it would hurt, sharing why Eljay had come. Maybe it would help Shenanigans make a decision like that someday if she ever needed to. The decision was made for us, though, in some ways. Eljay asked if he would be able to have kids if he stayed and his packmates said no. They didn’t have enough to support more, and he knew we wanted a future. So he came to Brecheliant. Maia smiled at Shenanigans. It all worked out for the best, and away from the Caldera, she’d seen Eljay grow so much. She wished he hadn’t had to leave but also had no regrets. She didn’t think he did either.