Darahil and Harriet's reactions to seeing Jerrick's corpse were similar, but subtly different. They were both silent and kept a stoic expression. Darahil crossed his arms and closed his eyes, turning to leave after a short while. Harriet's eyes, on the other hand, seemed to widen slightly through her hard face. She spent a little more time staring at Jerrick, but didn't waste much time before turning as well. "Yeah, I believe it," she said quietly without looking at Lorag.

At first, Caleb's face spoke of utter disbelief. As the reality of the situation sank in, he slowly lowered his head and stepped back until he found a wall, upon which he slid down and covered his face with his hands. The others in the room looked at him, but didn't say a word, even in response to Meesei. Caleb wasn't loud, he barely made any sounds at all. He tried as best as he could to hide his feelings, but they were piling up behind his hands such that they were all that were left to hide them.

Najirra carefully stood up from his seat and shuffled over to Caleb with a sympathetic expression. Shaking despite his walking stick, Najirra knelt down by the boy and placed a hand on his shoulder. "This is a sad time, Caleb. To lose your father is a horrible experience. However, he has entrusted you with an important task. A very important task. For the sake of his memory, you must save your tears for the funeral. You may grieve for him as much as you need, but he needs you to do this first. What say you, child?"

"But he's...he's dead." Caleb's muffled response was meek. "I don't...what...how could..."

Najirra squeezed Caleb's shoulder comfortingly. "Take some time, it's okay. Remember what he taught you about the greater good of this home."

It took a few minutes for Caleb to eventually compose himself. It appeared as though he was at least receptive to what Najirra said. He still hung his head and looked distraught, but he was listening now.

The Bosmer, Caldris, cleared her throat and resumed the original topic. "What would you have us do, Champion?"