After accepting Kaleeth's embrace, Janius looked back into her eyes. Their lips were barely an inch apart. It had finally come to this. He could just pretend that the condition would not be transmitted, he could just kiss her. "...I like you too," Janius mumbled slowly, caught in the moment.

Unfortunately, for as long as he had claimed this outcome with females to be some sort of objective, Janius looked away and sighed in frustration. This wasn't going to happen. "I'm sorry, I can't," Janius' words were so quick and cold that he felt a pang through his chest again. He had really come to like Kaleeth more than he intended. All at once, he was frustrated, embarrassed and remorseful. These emotions came through in quick words, "The condition is passed on through transfer of blood. There are methods to reduce the risk, but there will always be a chance that you would become a werewolf if we... you know. I can't do that to you if you don't understand what being a werewolf is. I'm sorry." Janius stood up and held an angry expression, he kept his eyes away from Kaleeth. Even though he was trying to be stoic with his expression, he wanted to escape. He was saddened to the core, but he needed to look strong.

He picked up his belongings and started towards the village again, but he waited to see if Kaleeth had anything else to say. He needed her to lead the way back anyway.

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Fendros smiled and glanced Ahnasha for a moment at her compliment, keeping the pose. He tended to stay humble with her compliments, but he appreciated them. As for the pose, he thought he could hold this one. 

The reply to his question cause Fendros to raise an eyebrow. "What? I didn't mean-" Fendros was caught off guard by Ahnasha's sudden change of mood, but he stopped before he let his tone become defensive. He didn't want to induce a full mood swing. Even though Ahnasha sometimes joked around, it was occasionally difficult to tell. Nevertheless, the same slower and more considerate approach tended to be the best option for all times. "I was just saying that you've had more energy today. You look brighter." He lowered his head and his eyes looked up at hers, a consoling expression, "But you're always beautiful, Ahna."