It was not an awful lot of new information but Gallus had no doubt that it would be useful to know. It was really no wonder that Dro'cahi was the one advocating so much for this kind of change. He likely heard the same complaints every day about the military strictness of the clan.

"Well, hopefully you'll have some good news for everyone soon enough." Gallus gave a half smile and then looked to Ri'vashi. "I think I had best use the time we have left to chat with Ri'vashi in earnest." He gave a nod in Dro'cahi's direction, "Thank you, lieutenant."

The walk around the table had Gallus displaying the hope on his face. He resumed a seat with a triumphant sigh. "Good news, Ri'vashi has now agreed to the march for a different compromise," Gallus said, leaning forward to address both Meesei and Ri'vashi. "This one might be a bit of work, but it will not lower the strength of the warband, which is the most important thing."

Gallus paused to try and read the reactions of Meesei and in particular Ri'vashi. Hopefully she wouldn't feel too adverse to a new road ahead for the clan from Gallus' mouth, even if he had just finished speaking to the likes of Dro'cahi.

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La'khay might have been jovial about the whole affair but Sabine was no more comfortable than before. Her previous grin had disappeared, replaced by a deeply nervous expression and a tense brow.

She gathered a bit more momentum as she protested again. "La'khay, please, no," she said, sounding evidently upset this time. "That is...personal. Between Peiter and me." Sabine gave a sideways glance to Peiter. She was not happy that he wasn't speaking up, but she thought that it must have been out of embarrassment.

Sabine returned to La'khay again. "We can cuddle or...sit together, or something else." She gave a tiny shake of her head, "Not mating. Not pretending either."