"I wish things could be different, Kaleeth." Janius reached and ran his hand across Kaleeth's back, being there for her. For a moment, Janius considered suggesting to Kaleeth that she explain her lycanthropy to her parents so they might better understand why she has to leave so suddenly. Unfortunately, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of the right way to word it. The more he thought about it, the more the risk of them reacting badly made it sound like a bad idea. Instead, Janius let Kaleeth weep for another minute or so. At least Kaleeth was lucky enough to have the opportunity to say goodbye at all, but it didn't change the fact that her life had been turned on its head. Janius still felt horrible in his thoughts. He might have prevented all this.

"There's also something else, Kaleeth." Janius resumed after a while, "I never got to hear about how you were turned. What exactly happened after you left? Were you attacked by a werecrocodile?"