"Right," Ariel nodded. She slowly took a step closer to the tree to look at it closely, but didn't feel comfortable enough to touch it. Between the trees being so revered and the death sentence that would come from harming one, she decided to err on the side of caution. "Will it be difficult to find such a village? I mean, apart from you, we're all foreigners. You told me yourself that your people are generally untrusting."

Fendros followed Ahnasha, laughing briefly at the recollection of when a hungry swamp fish decided that the end of Ahnasha's tail looked enough like an insect to give her some grief. Amongst the pack's belongings, they found the jar of inflammation remedy that Ariel had gifted to Ahnasha back in Morrowind. Upon opening it, Fendros found that the jar was almost empty. Fendros held the jar to Ahnasha to show her, "Still just enough for one last application, I think. We might ask Ariel if she could make another batch."

They found Meesei with Ariel and Sabine by the Hist sapling. At a glance, it didn't look like they were interrupting anything. Even if they recognised the Hist tree, they hadn't been told whether or not the ritual to help Sabine was occuring then. "Meesei," Fendros got their alpha's and Ariel's attention, but not Sabine's, "Would you be able to point out a suitable swimming spot for us? One without tail-snappers, preferably."