Janius responded without so much as batting an eyelid. "Kaleeth was going for the water. I can't swim very fast in all this, so I had to remove it." He walked up to his belongings and began to don his clothing, then his armour over the top, though not securing it properly for the convenience of heading back. "It may not have been the best decision at the time, but she didn't get far before stopping." Janius stopped there before he let his mouth run more than it should have. "Anyway, let's head back."

While he retrieved everything, Janius didn't make eye contact with Zharanthixil to make his lie easier to deliver. The more conscious he was of what he was telling the Master-Hunter, the more he realised that there were still clues he might have picked up on that had remained unexplained. Their running speeds, the tracks, the smells, this situation and even Kaleeth running off. Hopefully he wouldn't find out the truth by the time the pack moved on.