Sow His Seed

She'd eye him through lowered eyelashes even as a few flakes of now clung to said lashes. Lifting her head to a regal angle, the youth would assess the man properly for a moment. He was taller than her, something that was pretty uncommon thus far in her life. His pelt was the color of rusted iron, mottled like his kin. How apropos, a creature of decay was the one for whom her pack and seemingly her life was being upended and - in Caelestis' own opinion - slowly destroyed. Even a fool could see the pack wasn't the same anymore. Flicking a dark ear as he introduced himself, she huffed out a breath that would manifest in thick clouds of curling vapor.

"Caelestis," she replied after a beat. She'd stay standing, still not trusting the man who was clearly nothing but trouble. Ears flicked to the sides as her expression remained thoughtful. Once she'd seen her mother give a similar look, though Caelum probably did it better than the large yearling. Still, she did her best to remain aloof as she asked dryly, "Are ya' liking your new digs?" with a derisive undertone. Caelestis was nothing if not snarky to a fault, a fact emphasised by the way her words somehow hinted she didn't really thing he belonged in said 'digs', or anywhere near them for that matter.

One thing she could admit; he did really remind her of his relative she'd met once. What his exact relation to Malleus was she wasn't sure. Cousin? Or... Their scents were similar enough. Maybe siblings? Supposedly this was a big family, so she was careful not to mistake closeness in age for likelihood that these were litter-mates. This guy did kind of have that same initial calculating look about him though. It really was too bad she'd almost thought that plant nerd Malleus was okay.