As soon as Thorantilth prompted her, Sabine released Okun-Jei's arm and rolled off his body until she was laying face up in the mud. She was caked with the stuff. She felt cold and weak, but relieved. It took a few more moments of catching her breath before she attempted to sit up slowly. When she was sitting upright, her head swam and her vision sparkled, but it soon passed. Even though she was looking at nothing in particular, her open mouth rose into a smile. She had won. There were moments where she thought she wouldn't win, but she had finally won.

Tunxeek walked forward, seemingly oblivious of the rain, and extended a hand to Sabine. "Well done, Sabine."

Sabine swung her hand wildly upwards, still very affected by the poison, but Tunxeek was able to catch her hand and pull her up from the mud. She stumbled a bit once she was on her feet, but Tunxeek helped to steady her. The first thing she did was search for Okun. He was being treated by the healer, but even so neither of them had suffered anything worse than a couple of bruises. She would have offered him her hand to stand up, but she didn't have the balance to. Tunxeek obliged to help him up instead. As soon as he was up, Sabine stepped forward and gave him a tight hug. Whether it was sincere or out of delirium, Sabine was grateful to have a fair fight. When she released Okun, Sabine turned to find Meesei and hug her similarly, inadvertently covering her front in mud. She became so overcome with emotion and dizziness that tears started to make channels through the dirt on her cheeks, mixing with the rain.

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"Hircine is a very different personality to the Hist. He is not necessarily compassionate, but I do not think he is outwardly malicious, like other Daedra. Overall, he is very single-minded I think. A hunter in every sense is probably the best description. Communing with him is far more difficult than drinking sap." Janius curled his lips up and down uncomfortably for a few moments, as if he had in itch in his gums, "The only ones in our pack to commune with him were Ahnasha and Meesei. Both were after they had hunted a special, challenging prey and offered their kill to Hircine. An audience with Hircine is difficult to obtain." He licked out and swallowed whatever was in his gums and turned to Kaleeth with curious eyes. "I understand that the Hist may guide you. I wonder, though. What would you ask Hircine if you were to talk to him?"