Gallus nodded, "Yes. About now, actually." He slowed to a stop and put his fists on his hips. He searched around for the sun to make sure he had his bearings, but looked a little unsure. "We could just take a right, but we might have wavered with the way we've meandered." He looked around until he found a suitable tree to climb and began doing just that. "I'll see if I can find the sun. I won't be a moment."

It was just the chance that Tzirret had been waiting for. He watched as Gallus climbed so high that he was out of earshot, then looked at La'khay, picking at one of his claws nervously.

"Um, La'khay?" Tzirret looked to one side and one of his ears rose higher than the other, "This one knows that he was very upset last night. He could not...get through the nervousness, and I could not...do...what was planned, but..." Tzirret's ears rose slightly and he managed to look La'khay in the face, "Khajiit never got to thank you. I was vulnerable, but you were very kind...and understanding." Tzirret began to blink rapidly and look down at his hands. "It was Tzirret's first time. He is sorry if La'khay thought he could not do it for any other reason." Tzirret glanced up again and sniffed. He decided to switch to Ta'agra, though somehow he didn't think to earlier. [i]"And thank you for trying to help with Tzirret's confidence. You did not have to do anything. La'khay has not known Tzirret for long."[/i]

On the other side of the search area, Fendros and Ahnasha trailed behind Colours, following his lead. They had swords, conjured and mundane, so cutting through the forest was easier for them.

Fendros had been quiet for a while, seemingly considering something, but he spoke up eventually with a slightly guilty voice. "Hey, Ahnasha. I have been thinking." He rubbed the back of his neck, "Ever since you visited your family, I was tossing up the idea of...maybe visiting Cheydinhal some time." He wished he could be casual about it, but such a proposition was loaded with complications. "You see...I have a confession. You remember Llarasa, yes? We had actually been exchanging letters via Bruma for almost two and a half years now."

It was the first time that Fendros had brought it up at all. The original excuses he had for keeping it secret were very weak and almost gone by now. He only hoped that Ahnasha would not be too angry about it.