Just as startled, Janius looked up at what Kaleeth had spotted expecting that some dangerous animal of the marsh had crept into the village. What he saw instead would have made him prefer such a thing. Janius stood up quickly, his ankles noisy as they steadied in the water. With a look of shock and fear across his face, Janius raised a hand in front of him to try and console the Master-Hunter. That was when his mind processed the Jel word that Kaleeth-Rei had spoken. With a lowered brow, he glanced at her, "Wait, he's your father?!"

There were no rakish words or convenient hiding places this time, not like back before he joined the pack and did things like this. Nor were there any guards to run to if an attempt was made on Janius' life. He saw that possible future in Zharanthixil's eyes. To make matters worse, he barely had the energy to transform if he really needed to flee. He was cornered.

"Master-Hunter," Janius started slowly, trying his best as he could to talk him down, but keeping his arm up in case he would attack him. "I know this may not be the best impression, but you must understand, I don't mean any disrespect..."