Vera closed her eyes and sat quietly while Meesei spoke. She sniffed and tried to speak when asked the next couple of questions. "Well, it was on the table during our meeting. By the time we finished, Oswall walked out quickly. I think he just went straight to see if you were in the dining chamber." Vera swallowed, "I stayed behind with Harriet to discuss which packs would be going to watch Bruma next, then I left after a time. I walked out to find Darahil and Jerrick talking while watching the dining chamber. Jerrick might have left his waterskin in the meeting room, but I didn't notice, I just walked with him down with...everyone else and..." Vera began to break down again. "I'm sorry, it's just..."

It was a couple of minutes before Vera was in a state to answer again. She was making the best effort that she could, but the event was unsurprisingly difficult. "He went back for his waterskin before he approached you to talk, but he always forgets it. I don't remember seeing him separated from his waterskin from then on. I went to continue the writing class after lunch. I think I heard something about Harriet challenging your packmate Lorag to a fight, but her schedule tends to change, I don't keep track. Darahil probably went back to his research, as usual. Oswall...I don't know what Oswall did, he may have been teaching, or he may have taken some time to hunt with one of his packs. It would have depended on the weather I suppose. I saw everyone for dinner, no one seemed out of the ordinary, except Jerrick doing some extra work. And Harriet, she...was fidgeting. She ate quickly and left, but I don't know where. I brought in some food for Jerrick before marking some of my students' work and heading to bed myself." Vera's lip began to quiver, "I...I was expecting him to come along after a while."