Broken Antler Fen Tea time

Eljay smiled when the newcomer said that he must be the mate that Maia mentioned, and nodded. Maia though seemed to shrink under his presence, and Eljay didn't understand. There's someone with the kids, he said quickly, hoping to reassure her, at least. It hurt him to think that his position as Auspex would make Maia more insecure. He didn't want to create a shadow for her to hide and shrivel away under; he wanted to be the wind beneath her wings to make her soar.

Still, it wouldn't do to discuss it further in front of this newcomer, Izumi. Eljay turned to Izumi and said with a welcoming smile, Well Izumi, welcome to the pack, then. Hopefully agreeing to Maia immediately made her see that he respected her judgement as a Raven. They were equals, after all; the Auspex was only really so that there was someone to make a final decision if needed, but he would always listen to the other leaders (and pack members) as equals.

Is there anything in particular that you uhm, like doing, or are good at? Eljay didn't want to put Izumi on the spot in case she was insecure or didn't have a lot of qualities (he knew what that was like, or at least to feel that way), but he hoped mentioning 'things she liked doing' might prompt her to tell him something, at least, regardless of whether or not she was secure about her qualities.