The overwhelming confusion that Sabine felt melted away into a sympathy for Meesei as she explained. It touched Sabine to know just how deeply she cared. As well, Meesei's moment of emotional vulnerability only served to prove it all. Sabine had a sad smile on her face and she found herself gathering her own tears.

Once Meesei finished and asked Sabine if she had indeed fulfilled her promise to make her better, Sabine kept her hands on Meesei's arms. "Meesei, I would never be here without your help. And I..." Sabine stumbled with her words and sniffed, "I never knew my mother, Meesei, but I..." she paused to sniff again and her voice tightened up and became high pitched with emotion, "...I always wanted a mother like you." It was then Sabine's turn to break down into crying. She brought her forehead onto Meesei's shoulder and sobbed with loving tears. "You did keep that promise. I am sorry if I ever yelled at you, or was difficult, or misbehaved, Meesei," her muffled voice said, "I love you, mother."

For that moment, in spite of Meesei claiming that Sabine had become a grown woman, there was still much of that young girl that Meesei had found in the forest. It was on display, once here as on occasions that were becoming fewer and further between as Sabine aged.

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While the others were undressing, Tzirret frantically stood up with perked ears and tried to multitask fumbling with the cords on his clothing and speaking. [i]"Hey! Um, would this group mind if Tzirret swam as well? He- argh..."[/i] Tzirret paused to undo a tight knot on his jerkin, [i]"He was thinking to come here today to make friends and...well, um..."[/i] Tzirret followed them into the water in a fluster, he was overcomplicating things and he knew it. He came up with a question, desperately, [i]"What is it that you all do in the clan?"[/i]