"Me too, Kaleeth." Janius let go of Kaleeth's hands and placed his hands on her shoulders, "You have nothing to apologise for." With those words, Janius brought his arms around Kaleeth and pulled her into a slow and passionate kiss. Janius did not intend to put off having a child forever, but just knowing that Kaleeth was willing to wait was enough for him. He would have been as devastated as she would be to leave her. In this moment, Janius was entirely convinced that he would commit. For once in his life, he would truly commit.

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Ariel didn't give Rukeewei a chance to finish his questions before Ariel formed a smile and threw her arms around him in a hug. "Let's not forget it, but let's get over it," Ariel murmured into his ear, before pulling back so she could see his face. Ariel glanced to Sabine and was quick to explain, "Sabine and everyone else arrived today for a surprise visit. Their path went through Thorn again, so they stopped by. Sabine is spending the night with me."

Ariel beamed at Sabine, who smiled back. "Hello Rukeewei, how are you?" Sabine asked with such a more confident posture and tone that she was almost unrecognisable in comparison to her former self.