After Zharanthixil tackled Janius, he landed one strike after another. Janius did a fairly good job of protecting his head, but the Master-Hunter was relentless. Kaleeth was nearly paralyzed with fear at first, but when her father landed the first blow, her mind was immediately brought back to the fight with the wamasu. When the beast attacked, her first reaction was exactly like it was now. She cowered away from the threat, to afraid to stop it. Her cowardice was something that plagued her, something she hated. It was why she did not have too many friends among her fellow hunters; she was too frightful for them. It was Janius that saved her from death with the wamasu, and now, he was the one being hurt, and it was she that was in a position to help. She had to overcome her trepidation to do what was right. 

Kaleeth ran up to her father and did her best to try and pull him off of Janius, but unfortunately, his reaction was instant. His response was more of an ingrained reaction than a conscious attack, but nevertheless, as soon as she touched him, he lashed out and struck her snout with his elbow. She recoiled back immediately, holding her hands over her face to cover the blood pouring from her nose. Zharanthixil stopped immediately as soon as he realized what he had done. His outward anger seemed to shift to a combination of disappointment and regret, and, more importantly, he stopped all aggression towards Janius. Actually, as soon as he let him go and stood to his feet, the Master-Hunter seemed to ignore Janius as if he were not there. 

[i]"You should not have done that, Kaleeth. You should know better. It was your foolish mistake that I accidentally hit you."[/i] Zharanthixil chided Kaleeth, trying to cast the blame off of himself and onto her. 

Kaleeth was in tears by this point, not so much because of her injury as the situation itself. [i]"Why are you doing this, father? Why did you attack him? The Hist teach us to be peaceful, not..violent and hateful."[/i] 

[i]"Foolish girl. The HIst teach us not to trust outsiders, and you have corrupted yourself by mating with one. What you have done is shameful, for both you, and our family."[/i] Zharanthixil shouted, his anger returning. 

Kaleeth shook her head and sobbed slightly. [i]"No, father, no they do not. The HIst teach us caution, but they do not spread hate, not like you have. I...I am not a hatchling anymore. It has been over nineteen years since I was hatched. Very soon, I will be a hunter of our clan. You cannot decide for me anymore. I chose to mate with him...and I would choose it again. There is nothing you can do to change that."[/i] 

Zharanthixil barred his teeth once more and let out an angered growl. [i]"You know not of what you speak. You may be an adult, but you act like a child caught up in wishful fantasies. I only regret that I did not arrive in time to stop your mistake"[/i] 

The Master-Hunter finally paid attention to Janius once more, though that did not exactly seem to be a good thing. He was no longer violent, but his anger had not dissipated. He still felt the need to vent his rage. "You are not worth the air you breathe, kaoc. Be lucky I allow you to live after the insult you have cast upon my family."