Crux filed her name away, Klein huh? He was somewhat familiar with that family of course, he wasn't a historian but he still knew the history of his home and the long term allegiance between that family and his own. If things were tense between Insomnia and them did they know some members of the Klein family were among their number? Or maybe this was an estranged branch? He decided that while he was curious he wasn't really that desperate to get to the bottom of this mystery. Maybe he'd bring it up with his father later... If he remembered.
He perked somewhat when Cryptis mentioned Warden and despite himself he couldn't help a surprised laugh, an ankle rising to cover his mouth. "Sorry, you just surprised me." He said, still more aware of himself and not wanting to seem like he was mocking her in any way. "Warden is my nephew." One of many, and he wondered for a moment if he'd actually met this new family member yet or not. He knew their names but with so much family wandering around it wasn't hard to simply not have been properly introduced yet. That thought was quickly pushed away but a much more important one. "My uh, older brother's kid." He said quickly, emphasizing that it was one of his older siblings. None of his litter mates had kids yet, thank god. Not that he assumed that'd always be true and he wasn't blind to the blossoming romances several of his siblings seemed to have found themselves in. He found his gaze sliding towards the young woman and did his absolute best to tell himself there was no link between those thoughts and the fact his eyes seemed to have wandered over to her without him meaning. He took her in properly for the first time. Where Ajax had been loud and bright and tall Cryptis was his near exact opposite: Demure and swathed in shadow and tiny. Crux also tried to convince himself there was no particular reason he'd made that comparison at all, simple analysis. That was all!
"Well Cryptis, if you're feeling stable now is probably a good time to get a drink, it'll help your throat and you wanna make sure you replace any moisture you lost." Was he pivoting? Maybe. He wouldn't deny feeling much more comfortable when his mind was focused on what he'd learned, on helping others... But he also hadn't failed to hear the strain in her voice, she was probably dehydrated. "Just make sure you drink slowly, even if you need to drain the whole river." Don't choke in other words, then they'd be back at square one.
