"Very well," Janius replied. Taking Kaleeth's hand, he walked alongside her to try and find the site of Sabine's trial again. As much as Janius did not want to see Kaleeth-Rei's relationship with her father deteriorate, she was right. It would be nicer just to take the little time they had. It came as some relief, actually. As soon as he was a distance from Zharanthixil's hut, he began to notice the sun's warmth again and began to smile more naturally now.

Over in the trial site, Sabine was so restless that she started tapping her foot against the ground uncharacteristically. She was still nervous, but now also had too much pent up energy. She kept her eyes out for Thorantilth, but also shot glances at the healer every now and then. She had to keep reminding herself not to get so tense just because she wasn't holding the potions she had made. The tension led to thinking about her failed powerful potion on one occasion, but she scrunched her eyes shut and stamped the thought back.