While Meesei did look to be growing even angrier with Janius, her expression did soften as she looked to Sabine, at least slightly. "Sabine, you are not losing me. I have lost some weight, and some muscle, sure, but that is all reversible. It is an...inconvenience while I carry out my research. I am not doing anything that will permanently harm me; trust me. Do not let the others convince you that I do not know what I am doing."

"You know the stories, Meesei." Ahnasha interrupted. "Brilliant mages have been sucked into Apocrypha and lost their minds as a result. What is that book...Doors of Oblivion, I believe? The one that tells the story of how one of the foremost experts on Oblivion, and a master conjurer, went insane in that realm. At this point, you have wasted away to the point that it will only take one more mistake to end everything. If you lose track of time even once and remain in Apocrypha for too long, then you will die of starvation, or perhaps dehydration. Your body can't take much more."

Again, Meesei started to bare her teeth. "I am not going to make mistakes, Ahnasha. All you know is what you've read in books, but I have experienced it all firsthand. I am getting weary of all of you getting together and...harassing me about something you are all ignorant about. No more of this. I am done, I am leaving. I am sorry, but if anyone mentions this again, there will be...punishment."

Immediately, Meesei stood up and stormed out of the room, albeit shakily. Ahnasha stood up to chase after her, but Lorag reached up and put his hand on her shoulder to stop her. "Hold on." He said, waiting for Meesei to be out of earshot. 

Throughout the confrontation, Lorag had been silent, but he had been watching Meesei closely, as if studying her reactions to everything that was said to her. "We can't keep doing this. Not the way we've been doin' it. Gathering everyone up, tryin' to convince her she's killing herself. It's not working. She just thinks we're all ganging up on her. Look, I'm not big on talkin' to people or anything, but I know that when you go up against real stubborn defenses, you can't just keep banging your head against them 'till they break. We've got to figure out some other approach."