Janius had to slide to a halt at the water's edge where Kaleeth had disappeared beneath the surface. There were only a few ripples and some swirling disturbed mud as evidence of her passing. Janius sniffed at the air over the water, then cautiously stepped back. The best option right now was to wait and listen for Kaleeth to resurface.

Janius did not have to listen too carefully. Kaleeth's explosive splash out of the water made Janius jump on the spot and his beast spirit stepped him back a few more paces. In Kaleeth's mouth thrashed a crocodile, fully grown. A snap of Kaleeth's jaws quickly put its movement to an end with a sickening series of snaps.

Janius continued to keep his distance. For the first time he could remember, he was afraid in his beast form. This creature was frightening in the water. He could only imagine how Kaleeth felt right then.

In concern, Janius looked to one side in the general direction of the river, or at least as well as he could remember. He considered running off to get help from the pack, but they were both so far away from both the other hunting parties and the village. He couldn't risk losing Kaleeth again. What were his options? He could try and get Kaleeth's attention, steal her kill and run. It would be risky, but once Janius was out of her reach he could outrun her easily. Even then, where would he go? Going back to the village would be too dangerous. There was no telling how much control Kaleeth had and neither of them would never forgive themselves if she hurt or killed anyone. What else? Well, perhaps Janius could hunt for something and give it to Kaleeth, hopefully if her beast spirit could be satisfied sooner then she could be convinced to come home sooner and the pack could help her. Again, it was risky. Kaleeth might be completely out of the area by the time Janius found something. He elected to wait around until she was done with her kill and see if that was enough.