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Chickadee eagerly met Eljay halfway to accept his hug with one of her own. Eljay smiled warmly as he enveloped his daughter into a hug. In the past, he would've been worried sick and asked her where she'd been and what had happened, but after many litters, Eljay had learned that it only pushed the children further away. He wished that she would have stayed here... But he understood that she needed to take her own path in life.

Jay arrived and immediately dropped the news about the pups, only to drop a further bomb by asking if the one who accompanied Chickadee was her boyfriend. Eljay merely chuckled while Chickadee started to explain that he was not.

Ceridwen then showed up, and Eljay could immediately see and sense that she was not feeling well. Before he could reach out to her, Ceridwen shouted and swore at her sister, petrifying Eljay in the moment.

He wished he could've had something profound to say or do. Later, he wished he'd left Dee in Jay's capable hands while he went to find Dwin... But in the moment, he didn't know what to do and when Chickadee was the first to continue the conversation and suggest seeing her mother and siblings, Eljay was quick to nod and agree. Yes - yes, let's do that! His voice was hasty and clearly shaken by what had happened, but in the moment he couldn't longer on it too much. It was nice to meet you, Eljay told Dee's friend, while he got ready to guide her to the rest of the family, completely forgetting to introduce himself.