"It would be remiss of me not to," Gallus responded, "This will likely not be the last we speak of this, Irenya. I just needed to be sure of you." Gallus paused for a second, relaxing a little, "Alright, that'll be enough serious talking for now," Gallus gave Irenya a pat on her upper arm and returned to his former self, "Let's get up to that outpost. We're all tired this afternoon, and I don't like sounding like father all the time."

The pair ended their conversation there, with Gallus turning and heading to the ropes to climb up. He intended to find Meesei to follow up his talk, but not before getting a drink and having a sit to gather himself. Irenya's answer was satisfactory for now. Gallus wished he could open her mind to properly fix the insecurities she had, but for now he just needed to make sure that they wouldn't cause problems where it really mattered.

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Janius regarded Colours with curiosity and suspicion, given the looks he was showing. They had been chatting on the way here, but he was acting strangely. The question he asked, when he finally got around to it, explained Colours' reservations.

"Yes, we are," Janius answered, giving an amiable smile to Colours. However, he did glance to Kaleeth-Rei for a fraction of a second, betraying some unease.

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Sabine's lips tightened slightly with disappointment when they reached the stream. She had been hoping for something a little deeper. Still, any flowing water would be better than nothing. Without a word, she peeled off her clothing until nude and stepped into the stream. The best she could do to immerse herself short of laying down was to lower herself to her knees in the water. To help cool off, she took her tunic and soaked it under the water's surface, and then held it above her head and wrung the water so that it fell into her hair. With the refreshing cool, she sighed with relief.

Looking over to Peiter, Sabine gave another smile, but didn't initiate conversation.