The next few days proceeded surprisingly smoothly for the pack. Sabine's injuries healed quickly, so they set the next attempt at the trial to take place in the morning, two days after the previous one. For the most part, Zharanthixil actually ended up staying in his hut and leaving the group alone, upon the order of the other two leaders. While he likely still hated the pack, he at least seemed to be respecting the authority of the others, unless he was making other plans they did not know about. The only time any of them saw him was when he sought out Kaleeth to speak to her, as she was his daughter. She did not speak much on how they were getting along, since she really did not know. He was worryingly silent about the whole situation with Janius when he spoke to her, and she was too nervous to bring it up to him. Kaleeth spent quite a lot of time with Janius, drawing them even closer than before, and making her dread their separation even more greatly. For now, though, the only difficulty she was having was justifying the potions she was taking. 

As the pack awoke in the common hut on the day of Sabine's trial, Meesei took it upon herself to collect Sabine's breakfast for her. She wanted her to be as well-rested as possible for her trial, even if it was going to be much easier than the last attempt. Thoranthilth had already assured her that he has selected a fair opponent himself, and that Zharanthixil would be nowhere nearby during the trial. She sat down by her bedroll, placed the cuts of meat beside her, then started on her own breakfast. The smell of freshly cooked meat would wake her, and probably everyone else, soon.