"I'm not here to convince you that my friends and myself are not threats, Master-Hunter." Janius raised his palm to Zharanthixil, keeping his composure and trying not to give any reason for him to become angrier, "Neither am I here to question your loyalty to the village, let alone the lengths you will go to protect it. I'm only here for two reasons." Janius angled his head forward slowly, still looking directly at Zharanthixil. "First of all..." he held out both of his palms facing the ceiling, "...I'm here to apologise." Janius withdrew his hands and brought his head level again, "I insulted you down by the riverside, and did not mean to upset you by laying with your daughter. I don't expect to be forgiven at this point, that much is clear. I just want you to know that none of this was meant in malice. It was all my fault, my friends didn't have any part in it." Janius closed his eyes and shook his head for a moment, "Of course, I don't expect you to believe me either. No, more important is the second reason I've come to speak with you."

Janius' brow creased upwards in an insistent expression. "I know you hate me, I won't try to convince you otherwise of that either. I know that your mind may be breeding intent to act in spite towards myself or my friends, but just... before you do such things, please ask yourself whether you are doing so in the name of the Hist and the protection of the village, or in vengeance towards myself. I understand that the nature of such motives cannot exist together, Kaleeth-Rei has mentioned as much to me." Janius nodded his head to one side, "And even if you want to act in spite and vengeance, I only request one thing, as one protector to another." Janius looked Zharanthixil directly in the eyes and made every word in his next sentence clear, "Leave Kaleeth and Sabine out of it. Leave all my friends out of it. Sabine is my sister, Kaleeth is your daughter and very dear to me as well. My friends, they're also my family, the only family I have. By your honour, can you promise me that?"