It all added up as Janius heard it. For as long as Kaleeth had been withdrawn and angry, Janius thought that he had driven her away, but now things seem to have turned out for the better. To hear that, all along, Kaleeth had continued to be in love with him as he was in love with her was something that gave him an overwhelming relief of his own sadness.

Janius didn't resist Kaleeth pinning him. He merely placed a finger on her mouth to quieten her, pushed his head forward and across towards her ear, and whispered in Jel. [i]"It would be my pleasure."[/i]

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Before long, Kaleeth and Janius needed to head back to camp. The rain started bearing down harder and the water levels were starting to rise around them. Even with the weather, they both arrived back with slightly brighter expressions. Leaps came running up to them, and Janius squat down to grin and scratch him under the chin.

The rest of the pack seemed to be managing themselves as best as they could in the rain. Although, it was difficult to get used to. The first thing that Janius decided to do was to approach Meesei with Kaleeth in tow. "Kaleeth did quite well today, Meesei. I took her on a hunt. She managed to catch a dreugh in the river. I think she's less of a land hunter, or even a pack hunter in that regard, but she's capable. After that, we did a control exercise, which she seemed to do fairly well with. There's of course still practice to be had, but she's made good progress. In any case, I think we can breathe easy for a few days at least." Upon finishing, Janius glanced back to Kaleeth with a smile that was equal parts pride and affection. Without Janius noticing it, his behaviour was far more upbeat than earlier that day. Without the context of the other outcome of their training, their demeanour was in stark contrast to how they left. It turned both Fendros and Sabine's head in curiosity.