There was no time for Hiritus to give any sort of reaction. His eyes shot open, but if he was actually conscious at all, it was only for a few seconds. 

Meanwhile, the killing had not gone unobserved. As Gallus' nose might have detected earlier, he was indeed being followed. With the sun setting over the horizon, a familiar silhouette rose up on one of the dunes, followed by five more shortly afterwards. At the distance they were following, it took a few minuted for them to make the walk over to Gallus. Meesei was of course at the head of the group, with Ahnasha and a few of the others from the clan walking behind her. 

As she approached, Meesei did not exactly appear to be "pleased," as the execution was a rather distasteful affair, but she was certainly not disappointed. If Gallus was making the kill, then she assumed that their plan had worked. "Well...if nothing else, this is at least over. It is unlikely his body will be found out here, but we should bring it back with us regardless, for safety. Now...I suppose we should speak about what you learned right away, while it is fresh on your mind." She commented. 

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Jo'rashaad gave a nod to Fendros' thoughts on the ceremony. "If that is what you feel you want, then this one thinks it may be a good idea. Remember a ceremony like that exists for yourself, and your mate. Do not be concerned with anything that any other might want, unless it does not detract from your experience. Now, this one does not presume it will be easy to find something that both you and Ahnasha would want, but hers is the only other opinion that should matter to you."

At first, Jo'rashaad thought their conversation seemed to be over, but after a brief paused, Fendros moved on to another, slightly less comfortable subject. He shifted in his seat, and glanced down to the table. "That is...terrible. No person should experience anything like that. But if that's the case...this one does not want to make you relive any of that in your mind."