I Must Be Dreaming

A tiny part of her that was the 'Alpha' Caelum seemed to be returning to her after being out of reach for so long. Her alpha wasn't always terribly dominant - unless there was a need for her to be - she was in her element when she was helping others, lifting spirits, and worrying about someone other than herself. This meant she didn't have to force the happiness and positivity that lifted others spirits; it came to her naturally when she needed it. Too bad that wasn't something you could force, she could have used some of this when she was the one feeling low.

She grinned sheepishly at his question, moving to stand up tall as she opted to start out dancing around the topic in a comical way, "Well, I prefer to say 'older', I'm not quite ready for the title of 'old' just yet, thank you very much." In all seriousness she probably didn't mind the whole getting old thing, Cae just wanted to age gracefully like her parents had. "I may have done something similar, though," she admitted, fighting the urge to grimace at the very thought of her reaction during the moment she'd realized it.

If there hadn't been anyone for her to be strong for, no one else to reassure aside from herself, she'd probably still be worrying and working herself up. As it was, she was strangely okay now. This was her forte, the one thin she knew how to do with ease was be okay for somebody else. That was half of parenting anyways, and she'd been around the block more than a few times. His next question did strike the all too raw nerves within her, but they were soon silenced as she went to work doing what she did best. "First... Decide where we wanna be. I never did mention this but I met a man named Ganta a while back, he offered a position in the pack he was close to building. We could always go there if you wanted. If not, then we find the best den site that's easily defended and set ourselves up there." There was an air of certainty to her words, her previous concern erased by the fact that she could now discuss things aloud and make plans with him. There was hardly a doubt in her mind that they could do okay if they worked together. Her mind briefly flicked to the possibility of speaking with Avani about help, her oldest daughter who'd once been so good with pups, but she had no idea where the girl had gone off to...