"I suppose it depends how much a long time is." Janius followed Kaleeth to the shallower water, "I mean, human children usually learn to walk and speak by watching others as well. That all happens within two or four year-pffthahaha!" Janius' explanation was interrupted by his reaction to Leaps' next jump, straight off Kaleeth's face. However priceless Kaleeth's expression was, Janius sat up and reached out to hold Leaps still for a moment, "Determined, aren't you Leaps? Here," Janius held Leaps up in his arms to provide a platform for him to jump at the fleshflies. Upon hitting the water, Janius scooped the hatchling up again and repeated lifting him up to his heart's content.

Still sitting by Kaleeth, Janius moved the conversation from early childhood to later. "So what was growing up in the village like? Did you have many friends? A teacher? What did you get up to?"

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Even if Meesei had her doubts, Sabine felt confident enough that the Hist will provide the right advice for her alpha. Even if she had turned her back on her village, Meesei was a loving person. The Hist would understand what her life was now.

In addition, Meesei's assurance of her love towards her family was warming to Sabine as always. However, this time Sabine was reminded of a different part of her coven life. Similar words from Ariel were often spoken when she would tuck her in at night. Even if the pack wasn't her birth family, Sabine still loved them the same way. She decided to speak like she did back with Ariel in the past. "I love you too, Meesei."

It wasn't much, but it was something that Sabine would have said a lot more in the pack had she not been so quiet in general.