Meesei's actions did not exactly help Sabine's fear. Meesei [i]never[/i] cried. Not since Sabine said goodbye to Ariel, years ago, and even that was not as outward as this. This must have been a far, far worse action than Sabine ever could have realised. She was partially expecting to be kicked out of the pack at this point. Even if it wasn't that, she was panicking.

Sabine was frozen with fear and shock until Meesei began to speak. It was not the chiding she was expecting. It was just an statement of love that Sabine was secure in knowing anyway. Sabine was no longer so panicked, but it was all getting replaced with confusion. Without knowing what else to do, Sabine brought her arms up and returned Meesei's embrace, stroking her back in an attempt to comfort her.

"Meesei, I love you too," Sabine affirmed in a soothing voice, still with hints of gravel from before. She went on with more concern in her voice than anything, "You have always been my mother, but...I did not mean to upset you. I am confused, are you okay? Did something else happen?"

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Tzirret strained his face into worry, [i]"Erm...this one does not keep up with much news. Sorry."[/i] He looked at them hopefully, [i]"He has heard that Orcrest is doing well, but..."[/i] Tzirret stopped himself from sharing what Meesei and Gallus had in store for the clan, [i]"...nothing else."[/i]

Unfornately, Tzirret felt that the onus of the conversation went onto him again. He desperately searched his head for something to talk about. [i]"Umm...so, the river is nice? Um, it, um, was a relief to wash and swim after searching the Tenmar forest for this place."[/i] Tzirret did not really know where he was going with his line of dialogue, but he hoped it would spark some more talk.