The first reaction Gallus betrayed to Dro'cahi was one eyebrow lowering slightly at the word 'niece.' For a fraction of a second, he thought that there was a relation that Gallus had not been told of. However, it was quickly dismissed. Ri'vashi was adopted and Dro'cahi was close to her father. Referring to Ri'vashi in such a way was not unusual. Although, it did hint that Dro'cahi was more fond of Ri'vashi than Gallus had thought.

"Yes, nothing you say is strictly wrong," Gallus said with a nod, "I had heard about the circumstances relating to her succession. If only her father had more time to elaborate his decision."

Mirroring Dro'cahi, Gallus gave a glance to Ri'vashi before putting a fist on his hip and turning his head back to Dro'cahi. "Do you believe this march will...not help matters regarding the clan's mood? If they are left without a stronger defence?"

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Sabine didn't much mind the way Peiter touched her while she was being cleaned. It was all mostly hidden under the surface of the water and she redirected his hands whenever she felt that Peiter was not focussing on the job assigned to him. It was an amusing game to see how much he thought he could get away with. Though, with her back being cleaned, Sabine was not so distracted. She could easily process the weight of the answer Peiter gave to her question.

"A few weeks?" Sabine repeated with disbelief. "We will be on the march soon. We will not have time for a few weeks. With Peiter done cleaning her, Sabine turned around in the water to face him with a concerned expression. "How is La'khay going to do it?"