Caleb had only barely hesitated in drinking the potion, which probably did not speak too highly of his common sense when faced with an utter lack of his own magic. But it had turned out, and he had entirely too much else to worry about at the moment, so that was relegated to something to think about later. His eyebrows lifted slightly as he watched Essek craft the shards of ice in his palm.

"That seems a valuable skill at the current moment. Anything besides scorching heat seems in short supply here."

It was not lost on Caleb either, the fact that they stood before each other perfect polar opposites, and he could not deny the pull he felt towards the other wizard was all too like the opposite pole of a magnet. It was fitting.

At the next question he started and fought a blush as he glanced down at himself. "I did not choose it! It simply appeared. But, I admit I like it. It is a cat! Look he is in the clouds where cats do not belong." It was clearly delightful, and an amused smile flickered its way across Caleb's lips, half because of the cat and half because he could tell Essek was amused, and that was... nice. It was nice.