Gallus wore an accomplished smile on his face. Small sounds could be heard by anyone listening carefully that was muted chuckling. He was clearly coming down from well hidden nervousness that had gathered while with Hiritus. He spoke carefully and quietly, completely belying the acting from before.

"Well, Ri'vashi, exactly what route we will take shall require some extra knowledge from you in particular. If there are any escape tunnels, secret exits, waste outlets, or anything similar -- any other exit than the main gate -- I would hear about it." Gallus waved a finger around until it stilled at a point when he spoke, "I could easily lead the prisoner out blindfolded with a cover story to bluff past guards. The guards could be told beforehand, as you say. As well, it's not unbelievable for me to pose as someone with respected authority." He shrugged, "Once we've had a few interactions with the guards to make things realistic, we reach the exit, get him through with a bunch of supplies, and I'll go with him as long as it takes to get useful information." Gallus tilted his head, "That's as far as I could get with a solid plan. I would need a group to follow me as insurance without being noticed."

Before either of them could question Gallus about a particularly large unfilled aspect of the plan, Gallus took a breath and continued. "As for killing you, Meesei, that will be much easier than you might think," Gallus waggled a finger in the direction of the side cell wall. "Not only do we control where the ring goes-" Gallus placed a hand on his chest, "-with a werewolf to prove that it works, but we also have an Argonian with similar features to Meesei right in our pocket." Gallus gave a conceding gesture, "Granted, using the head will not work, but I doubt that Hiritus has taken a close look at your hand, or your tail, or your scalp of feathers, or something similar. Dar-tzesa may be useful for substitutes, despite the grisly nature of it." Gallus paused to nod in Meesei's direction, "I suppose the main question for you might be whether you are willing to part with your ring for a while."

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Half of Tzirret's mind had suspected that there were other commitments that they had after all. It was not a big surprise.

Tzirret stood up with Ma'tanza and lightly took her by the shoulders as everyone began dispersing. "Tzirret will...see you later then," he said to her nervously, but with a smile. The nervousness stemmed from the others looking as he planted a quick kiss on Ma'tanza's lips and gave her a parting hug. Even after several days, he was nervous with displaying affection in front of others. It did not seem like it would go away, but at least it wasn't too much of a problem.

Tzirret waved goodbye to the others as he left for his training.