Steel had never cared for pack meetings, not really. Even when he was a child, living in a pack with his family. Pack meetings had always felt.. foreign to him. He was a loner, anyone that knew him could tell that, even when he was living among other wolves. He had no qualms with helping Talis, with hunting for those that could not. If anyone threatened Talis, he would fight, he would protect them - especially his family - but anything more than that was simply excess to him. He didn't really need friends, didn't care enough to make enemies, and was content being by himself. He couldn't help but feel like an outsider when the pack was called together, though he would slowly make his way to the gathering.
It hurt that Esarosa had been scarce for some time now. She was usually one of the first to show up at meetings and pack events, but his eyes narrowed as he scanned the crowd and saw no sign of her. It didn't help his usually downtrodden moods, and certainly didn't help today. Quietly he made his way to the outskirts of the group, noting two wolves had come to answer the call but had stood at the borders as though waiting for an invitation. He eyed them with a disinterested stare for just a moment before settling down, his attention shifting to Dragon.
