Once they had reached the village again, Janius gave no response except for a quick glance at Kaleeth. His expression was still stern as he walked off to the common hut. He couldn't bear to be around Kaleeth anymore.

Fendros angled his head and nodded in fairness to Ahnasha's point. "I'll keep that in mind for next time then," he said in a tone that warned Ahnasha to be careful of what she might encourage. He stayed in his pose for a little while without much else to talk about immediately, but after a few moments, Janius walked by. Fendros nodded as he passed, "How did the hunt go, Janius?"

Though Fendros expected Janius to be amused at his current position, he didn't even look at either of them, let alone speak. On top of all of the dried blood, Janius simply looked angry and unresponsive. When he walked into the common hut, Fendros looked at Ahnasha with a concerned expression. "Something bad must have happened." At first, Fendros thought that the worst had happened, but he could clearly smell that the blood that covered him came from an ogre, not an Argonian. Still, there was no reason for there to be such stains on his chin and torso unless he transformed. Perhaps that Argonian girl he was hanging around with was scared away by him. That didn't bode well if she was going to tell the village leaders. Especially the master-hunter.

Janius threw down his equipment unceremoniously before walking out of the common hut heading to the body of water he had swum in yesterday. "Hey! Janius! What happened?" Again, he did not acknowledge anyone on his way there, even Fendros shouting out to him. Once he reached the water, he inspected it for any unwanted life as usual, then waded to the point where he could wash off the blood. He cleansed himself with jerky and angry movements, escalating until he broke down and lowered himself into the water. He sat with his head above the surface and his face buried in his hands. Why did he let this happen? It didn't have to go this far, he could have refused earlier. Silently, tears started to mix with the water on his hands.