Gallus breathed in to speak, but didn't respond. He simply stepped out of Meesei's way as she exited the cell.

Now Gallus was alone with Hiritus, still facing him with a frown and crossed arms. Gallus let out a low, quiet grumble and lowered his head, looking towards the door, trying to look indignant. Gallus turned back to Hiritus and strode up to him with a seething gaze. He unfolded his arms and spoke simply. "I'm going to ask you one more time for free, jester. What were your goals here?"

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"Wait, it doesn't have to be now, just..." Fendros tried to console Irenya, but she was off without stopping. "Thank you!" Fendros managed to say to her back as she walked off. Fendros then sighed and closed his eyes. That was a strange thing to see, but it was at least heartening.

Opening his eyes and looking to Ahnasha and Rhazii, Fendros couldn't help but smile. He decided he would let Ahnasha know at least. Rhazii might not understand now, but he could be taught later. Fendros picked up the remainder of his breakfast and shifted closer to the pair. It seemed like they were almost done anyway.

"So, that was an interesting talk," Fendros mentioned to Ahnasha, glancing in Irenya's direction one last time, "How much of that did you hear?" Fendros took a large bite out of his breakfast in an attempt to catch up.