He listened to the young male with interest his head subconsciously cocking to the side. He gave a small smile as the boy tried to brush past what sounded like an interesting story, and after a childhood raised on his father’s adventures he was always happy to hear tales from others. His features dropped slightly as he mentioned Lirium was a family pack and gave a soft sigh. “I’m guessing a family pack wouldn’t want a stranger like me around then.” He was mildly surprised by how disappointed he actually was that he might be asked to leave as soon as he was well, and the thought of crossing the desert to find the sister pack made his stomach turn.
He glanced up at the male who was watching him intently and was momentarily reminded of him and his uncle playing Crow Whistles. He smiled genuinely at the memory and Célestin then cocked his head to the other side. “So tell me about your misadventure.” And chased it with a small chuckle “Can’t exactly let you wave that under my nose and not tell me the whole thing.” He settled onto his hip to make himself more comfortable, any thoughts on the Abraxas momentarily gone from his mind