Janius stood up once he had handed Zharanthixil the fish remains. He couldn't detect anything definite either, but his observations confirmed Janius' suspicions that this was a spot where Kaleeth could have stopped. One thing that Janius didn't notice was how decayed Zharanthixil had observed the fish to be. Janius thought that it would have taken longer to get to that state. He guessed he was still not used to how fast things rotted in this marsh. This was a good thing though, it meant that they were closer than Janius had initially thought.

When Zharanthixil asked Janius about his smell, he blinked a couple of times and swallowed nervously. Fumbling a bit, he made up an excuse on the spot. More of a white lie as it turned out. "Um, more than most humans," he turned to continue to the riverbank, "It's a... I-It's a gift I have. My nose is a bit like a hound's."

Janius hoped that they could continue the search without Zharanthixil probing further. He was so focussed on finding Kaleeth that he hadn't even bothered to hide his lycanthropy, much less think of a cover story for it.