Orphius lowered his eyes again. Meesei's words had made sense, and though he was still showing fear, he did not look like he was liable to sprint out of the room in the notice of a blink.

"I don't know," he said, not immediately seeing that Meesei's question was likely rhetorical. "If they are going to be safe, that is all that really matters. Thank you for understanding."

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Fendros hummed. After a long breath in, he frowned and shook his head. "No one in Whiterun, no," he said. "There may be someone in the clan that can help us. We should ask around at some point."

At the absurdity of it, Fendros let out a small laugh. "We haven't got the most harmonious relationships with our birth families, don't we? Not that they were going to be normal to begin with. It just seems more...what's a word to describe it?"