As Janius trained Kaleeth more and more, she began to show traits that he was more familiar with as she opened up again. He doubted she would ever completely heal the scars of being separated from her home and family, but it was beginning to be offset by the permission to love each other freely again. Janius shouldn't have been surprised, but each time he spent time with Kaleeth, he got to know her a little better. He found it funny that he was both in love and still learning about her, but then again, the feeling had come over them very quickly after they met.

With her newfound mental freedom, unfettered by crippling anxiety, Sabine found more and more things to smile at. From new plants to new sights and sounds, she wondered how she could have enjoyed anything simple before. It turned out that she remained rather quiet, but had gained a new assertiveness. She never hesitated much if she needed to ask for anything, and would engage in small conversations as well. Starting conversations was probably not something she knew how to do, let alone attempted intentionally. Her time was spent making remedies for Ahnasha and helping her in other ways where Fendros needed help or was away from camp for whatever reason. She didn't know what exactly to expect with Ahnasha's birth, but she had been taught enough by her adopted witch guardians that it would be an ordeal.

Even as emotional states differed slightly between each member of the pack, tension was high amongst most of them. As time passed, nervousness came less and less from Kaleeth's presence as her training improved her control and she began to engage with the pack. It was replaced by a nervousness about Ahnasha's upcoming labor. In no one was the tension more built up than in Fendros. He tried not to express it too much, but even being near him seemed to make the tension spread to others. He would walk with a sternness in his limbs and spoke as if he had an underlying desire to remain quiet. He began to get a short fuse at times and he knew it. He had even snapped at Sabine at one point for misplacing a dagger, and apologised not an hour afterwards. He helped Ahnasha as he had been for most of the trip, and found some relief in just being with her. Whether he was genuinely being comforted, or just trying to offset Ahnasha's own worry by trying to be comforting, even he couldn't say at this point. Things were coming to a head. Tonight, Masser and Secunda would force the beast forms of them all.

"We have furs ready for swaddling and staunching, I've put together remedies if they're needed..." Fendros came up to Ahnasha and placed a bag down next to her, "...there's water and food available, and extra blankets." Fendros came out of his fussing and looked upon Ahnasha with a worried look that reflected hers. It was incredibly bad timing that the moons should rise full tonight. Ahnasha's waters could break at any moment, and Fendros hated that he would be forced away from her at such a crucial period of time. To miss the birth would be heartbreaking for him, but more importantly he couldn't be guaranteed to protect her. At the times where he had to hunt, his beast spirit didn't seem particularly interested in keeping Ahnasha safe as much as catching prey. He lowered himself down to his knees beside her and one of her hands in both of his. After a few seconds of just squeezing her hand, he spoke. "I wish I could stay lucid for this. This is...I knew the moons would fill eventually, but I..." Fendros pressed his lips together and exhaled quickly through his nose. Knowing that getting more and more worked up about it wasn't going to help, Fendros decided to breath, then leaned up against the tree and wrapped one arm around Ahnasha. "Stay safe, Ahna. However you can, stay safe."

Elsewhere, knowing that it would be Kaleeth's first full moon, Janius approached her with a reassuring smile. "Tonight will be a little chaotic. When the moons are full, werewolves are forced to transform for the night, no matter what. We have the least control during this time." Janius glanced at the sky. He couldn't shake the feeling that this was probably the most dangerous night that any of them had faced for a while. With Kaleeth around for her first full moons, and Ahnasha possibly in harms way, it was a bad combination. Even with the progress Kaleeth had made it didn't sit well, even with Janius. "I don't know about werecrocodiles, but I imagine you will transform as well." He angled his head forward, looked at Kaleeth in the eyes with a serious expression, and put his arms on her shoulders. "Just...hunt for a while in the waterways. remember what I've taught you. You will have the most control when you work [i]with[/i] your beast spirit. Also, I cannot stress this hard enough; avoid the pack until morning. Even I couldn't stop my beast spirit tonight if you presented yourself as a threat and the pack decided to fight." Janius concern turned into a smile again, if one that betrayed his own apprehension a little more. "Are you ready, my love?"