Tzirret didn't mind what he did with Ma'tanza, as long as he got to be with her. Taking a bath actually sounded most appealing, as it had been a long time since Tzirret could feel clean and free of incessant itches. He was about to sound his agreement when Ma'tanza became embarrassed by the results of their closeness.

"What?" Tzirret propped himself up and realised what she was looking at. "Oh, er..." Tzirret sat up quickly, wide eyed and flat eared. He had felt so comfortable that he didn't even realise that Ma'tanza would be embarrassed by his bodily reactions. They had been similar up on the hill, although maybe she just didn't notice until now.

Tzirret was mortified. He shuffled in the sand where he was seated and turned to face away from Ma'tanza. Just as he usually did when he felt he had made a mistake, he cringed in embarrassment, but this time he also tried to cover himself with his hands. "It is this one who should be sorry," he said, sounding defeated, "It...should go in a minute. Thi-this one can get a loincloth after that."

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"Hmm..." Gallus replaced the staff into the box and stood up straight. He held a hand to his mouth in thought. He had already been given a rudimentary tour of the clan home and there wasn't really much that he needed that he couldn't get himself.

After a moment, he looked up at Ri'vashi curiously with an unlikely though. "This may sound strange. I am not sure how much experience you would have, but I have two young men in my pack, fifteen and eighteen years old, that I have looked after since they were children." Gallus looked ahead, "Recently they have both been exploring more mature experiences. One has found a girl in the Senchal clan and the other has found one in the champion's pack, of all things."

Gallus sighed through his nose. Posing the questions in his head was more difficult than he thought. "I normally take a hands-off approach unless they need to be told where the boundaries are, but...they are not clear here, not completely. I do not mind them getting in relationships, but, do you think its healthy for them to be with such people? I can see at least one getting seriously heartbroken in the future, and it won't be any fault of theirs." Gallus leaned against the box full of staves and looked to Ri'vashi, "What do you think?"