a sly smile stretched the corners of caelum's mouth, amusenent causing his eyes to sparkle. "it is to be expected when mentioned poor, dear alpha is always alone without a soul to stick by his side~" he purred, a very startling noise to have come from a wolf. "luckily the alpha has a gorgeous lady friend to talk to on cold, sleepy mornings." with a wink, caelum nodded at astin in greeting, taking on a slightly more responsible and serious persona than the one previously seen, as his beta observing such behavior was unacceptable to the wolf counterpart of many. "a stunning sunrise is quite acceptable for my pack, no? how are you today?" the alpha greeted his second-in-command. the alpha was quite friendly for a, well, alpha and adored his "family" to a ridiculous level. the wolf in him often objected to caelum's less then perfect behavior towards females(and sometimes males), but as per usual the alpha ignored the urges to dominate.
when dakota waltzed herself into the mess hall, caelum greeted his "sister" warmly, scratching the shy girl's furry ear as a more affectionate hello to the younger girl. "nice to see you up and lively, kota!" caelum chuckled before stuffing his mouth full of the tender, fleshy morsels he had served himself. chewing quickly, the alpha swallowed as he smirked at the small group of pack members with him. "we should go to town and purchase more medical supplies," caelum announced. of course, medical supplies were an excuse, the male was simply getting bored and wanted something exciting to happen.