"I...don't think there is anything I have not already talked about. There is just a lot to think about. A lot of good and bad in every choice. I want to be with you, but I want to stay at home, and I know I can't have both. It is a hard choice. After I go into the marsh though, commune with the Hist, and maybe Hircine, I will know. I am certain. I don't want to worry now though. In the time we have..." Kaleeth began. She held one hand in his and placed the other on his shoulder, just as he showed him, then pressed herself against him and gave him a light kiss and a smile. "...let's dance."

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After a few hours together, it started to grow late, and Kaleeth knew she had to get started. She was reluctant to leave Janius, but nevertheless, she gathered her weapons and took the long-dreaded step of informing her parents of her intentions. No matter how much she had tried, there was no real way to prepare for this conversation. With Janius waiting outside, she stepped into her parents' hut, and there she stayed for the better part of an hour. At first, the muffled conversation inside was quiet, and relatively calm, but in an instant, the tones shifted entirely. At first, they started speaking more quickly, then there was shouting and sobbing. Most of the yelling was unmistakably from Zharanthixil, but there were a few, brief times where Kaleeth summoned up enough courage to raise her voice as well. Kaleeth finally left the hut after a particularly loud burst of shouting from her father. For a few moments after storming out of the hut, her expression was angered, but almost instantly, it turned to depression. Burying her face in her hands, she started to sob. The pain of upsetting her father, and even her mother as she had was almost too much to bear, but nevertheless, she stopped herself and approached Janius outside, with tears still in her eyes. 

"I...am ready to go now." Kaleeth said with a sniff. "I should be back in the morning. Maybe later in the day if it takes me a while to find prey. I...love you, Janius, and I hope I will have an answer for you when I get back."