"I know it's not going to be painless." Janius looked down and breathed a shallow sigh, "I didn't really expect to be with her for very long anyway. It's just how things are." Janius glanced up and began to walk back. "Thank you for understanding, Meesei."

Walking back to the common hut, Janius tried hard to think of how to approach the Master-Hunter. He would have to pick his words very carefully. The man would not trust him, and may never fully trust him. The only way that Janius could think to make peace with him would be to prove that he cared as much about Kaleeth-Rei, and the safety of the village as a whole, as he did. He needed to prove that he and the group he came in with meant the village no harm. How would that be possible, though? He wasn't going to believe any word that came out of Janius' mouth. No, Janius would have prove himself through an action. What that action would viably be, he had no idea. It's not as if anything is going to attack the village any time soon. All Janius could think to do for now was to offer his apologies. Perhaps Kaleeth-Rei would have some idea of what to do.

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When the hatchling took interest in Fendros, he wasn't quite as passive as Janius was. Even though the creature was interesting, he didn't really want it climbing on him. At first, Fendros tried to block its path with his arms. Undeterred, the wamasu simply started to climb over them as Fendros tried to stop it. Fendros eventually reached the point where he just let it climb, and it scurried up his arm to his shoulder. The claws digging into Fendros' skin weren't so bad, but Fendros soon changed his mind about letting it climb. "Ah!" Fendros winced and closed one eye as the creature nipped his ear. In a hurry, he snatched the creature off his shoulder with both hands and held it still in front of him. The wamasu looked around and chirped innocently. "I think it might be hungry." Fendros said slowly with a bewilderment. He looked at Kaleeth, "Shall we take it to breakfast with us?"