Ma’tanza was confused at first by what Tzirret was saying, but that confusion ceased to matter when he mentioned that his beast spirit was staring to act up. At that point, the only thing that mattered was that they find a way to calm him down. [i]”Okay, okay, just…we need to get you calm. Okay.”[/i]

Pulling her shackled hands over to her left, she reached up and put her hands over his head so that she could get her arms around him. She ended up pulling Bheja over towards her in the process, but a mild inconvenience for him was not important at the moment. Ma’tanza pulled Tzirret closer while maintaining firm, unbroken eye contact. [i]”Alright, let’s just…breathe slowly then. Just focus on Ma’tanza; nothing else matters. One…two…three…”[/i] She began, giving one count for each of the slow breaths she exhaled. 

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Meesei leaned herself against the wall immediately beside Gallus. Most of the crew was busy above deck, but she still spoke at a whisper that was only just audible to him at that distance. “I will be fine. I can maintain the role of the confident enchanter as long as needed. Though, I believe I will avoid direct conversation with the crew if possible.”

Closing her eyes briefly, Meesei gave an uncomfortable sigh. “As for sneaking down to the clan…as much as I dislike saying it, it may not be worth the risk. They have eaten today, and they will be given food and water tonight, so they should not be particularly hungry until morning. We just need to keep an eye on the crew to make sure they do not suspect anything. We have put on as complete of a façade as possible, but there are some details they may notice. I expect that it would take them much longer than a single night to put together the pieces, but I will be ready to give the signal early regardless.”

Meanwhile, Colors was also in the room, though he was standing far enough away that he could not hear what they were saying clearly, and was quite obviously uncertain of what he should be doing. He had performed his role well in setting up the deal, but there was little left for him to do now other than to make sure their deception was not discovered.