Janius watched Zharanthixil walk away and was at first not entirely sure what had transpired, but by Kaleeth's demeanour, he could assume enough. She didn't go with her father. Janius was still furious at Zharanthixil's unwillingness to confide in him honestly, but there was no way he would talk while he was that angry. He let Zharanthixil go, then looked to Kaleeth-Rei once the Master-Hunter was out of sight. He walked up to her and squatted down in front of her. His expression had turned from disdainful to concerned.

"Kaleeth," he whispered, extending his hand to hold hers, "Are you okay? Are you hurt? I will talk to your father tomorrow, once he has calmed down. I won't let him do anything to hurt you, I promise." Even as he tried to make Kaleeth feel better, his mind was swimming in questions. They were talking in rapid Jel while they argued, knowing what they were saying might have helped. But why did Zharanthixil hate Janius in particular? By his comments it was him and [i]his kind[/i] that had caused him grief. It wasn't Imperials that had a hand in Kaleeth's brother's death, was it?