Cael winced when Jayden started verbally attacking Elliot. Sure the icy pureblood could be harsh, but that was part of her charm. And when she was, she didn't mean it. Everyone knew that, didn't they? Or at least Jayden should, being her friend and all. Cael guessed it must have been too much too soon on top of whatever she was already dealing with from before. He never really had gotten to the bottom of it all, content to leave Jayden her privacy.

But his mouth dropped open in shock when she physically moved to the other end of the table. Really? He gulped nervously when he noticed Elliot shooting him a look. One that promised dire consequences if he didn't support her, at least that was how he interpreted it. It was extremely difficult to differentiate between all of the many faceted Elliot-glares that existed.

"Look, I apologize on Jayden's behalf. Merlin knows you didn't deserve that, but she's working through some tough things at the moment and you know I've supported you when there've been rough times for you. I'm going to make sure she's alright..." he trailed off miserably, not liking that he was having to choose between them and knowing someone would be hurt regardless. So much for no drama this year.

As he made to leave his seat he was shocked when Nate just sort of... fell over. "Nate?!" he yelled, his concerned voice mingling with a half a dozen shouts from the other Claws. Merlin what was happening? Things were just going from bad to worse! When the healer brought him around, Cael couldn't help but sigh at the boy's carefree attitude. "Merlin, Nate, next time warn us before you're going to pass out in the middle of dinner."