Gallus brought palm hand over his mouth and tapped one cheek with his fingers. He seemed in agreement to go through with the confrontation in the morning, but he was dubious about Meesei's assumption that the right words would absolve the clan of some ramifications. He took about half a minute before his slid his hand down to reveal his mouth and talk.

"At this point, we have already committed to being marked by the Dominion as criminals. I do not believe they would see us expelling these people as anything less than coercion under threat of death." Gallus lowered his hand to rest on the top of his hammer again, "Unless we actually commit to killing one, our desire to not kill them will be implied by letting them go. They will have to take that as it is. As for the words?" Gallus brought his hands behind his back, "The best I can think of is to lie. In that scenario, we may tell them that we are going on an important detour before heading to Orcrest that cannot wait, but we do not have the food and water to accommodate them during that time. We could promise, then, to meet them at the city. It might even buy us some more time that way if they decide to blindly send out a lucky search party."

After a second, Gallus tilted his head, "Although, if we would prefer honesty, we should just be upfront; we're not going to Orcrest, we need you to leave, that is all, ta-ta." Gallus lifted one hand and curled his fingers in a friendly wave. "Of course, in either case, we would have to surround them and confiscate the food and water they might still have on hand, save for what they would need."