At this, Janius halted, closed his eyes and breathed a deep sigh. He thought that at this point there would be no chance of keeping Kaleeth's secret from Zharanthixil, but Kaleeth was so worked up about keeping it from her father that Janius decided to turn the other cheek. He may as well try to keep control of the situation, after all there was no telling what the Master-Hunter would do if he found out about the pack's nature. In any case, he hated hearing Kaleeth berate herself like this. He knew it was partly his fault.

Janius placed Kaleeth feet first on the ground and took her by the shoulders in each of his clawed hands. He knelt down to look into her eyes at her level. He wished he could comfort her in his human form, but it would still be quicker to find his possessions and get back to the village as a werewolf. "Kaleeth, this is my fault. I should not have tempted you with all this. I should not have fallen in love with you, or allowed you to commune with Hircine, or even talked to you. But this is how things are: You are a werecreature. It will be difficult at first, but it becomes easier. With practice and instruction, you can control it and stave off its urges. This beast spirit may be wild and seemingly untamable, but underneath, you will also still be Kaleeth-Rei. A beautiful, talkative, sweet, and resilient Argonian woman. You father will still love you, and will never want or try to kill you. He will not try to kill me, either." Janius leaned forward and bowed his head, pressing his fur-covered forehead against Kaleeth's affectionately. "I will help you however I can. I will help to keep your secret if you wish it, you do not have to commit to any course of action yet. But please, I don't want you to die. I still love you. Do not say such things."

Slowly, Janius brought his arms around Kaleeth and pressed her against his body in an embrace that did not want to let go. After a few seconds, Janius picked Kaleeth up again and changed direction to go and find his equipment. He moved at a jog again, and finding the way to them was as easy as following Kaleeth's werecrocodile tracks back to where she transformed. If he was lucky, Zharanthixil had not come across them yet. Just in case, he kept his nose up for him and his hunters.