Janius curled his lips in frustration and looked back down at his book. He was hardly reading it at this point, he wasn't sure whether it would be his or Meesei's stubbornness that would give out on this issue first. "Don't make the mistake of trying to please everyone, Meesei. It doesn't work." His tone was level, but his expression showed disdain for the situation. "The people you're talking about don't deserve to judge you." Janius was speaking from personal experience when he mentioned these words, from days where his own efforts to go above and beyond were ignored by his previous family, causing him to give up and become as he was before he turned. Regardless, at this point he wasn't sure whether he would be able to convince Meesei to change her mind at all.

Finally managing to concentrate on the words, Janius got a thought that gave him pause, but sounded like a better idea the more he thought about it. [i]I'll have to find her a mate, another lycan so she can be allowed to be herself. That might prove her wrong.[/i] Janius lifted a wry smile on the side of his face that was facing away from Meesei so she wouldn't get a hint at his thoughts.