Gallus gave an understanding smile and brought his hand off of Ri'vashi as soon as she responded. The proposition appeared to have more of an immediate impact amongst the council than he had originally predicted. However, given how long Ri'vashi had resisted such things, Gallus could see why it may have seemed sudden to have her being so uncharacteristic.

Nevertheless, Dro'cahi appeared to show his support. Gallus waited until it was certain that there were no other comments before continuing. "It is our hope that this will boost morale while the warband is errant from the clanhome, in spite of there not being as many defenders around." Gallus cleared his throat and glanced to the papers before him. "Anyway, does anyone have points that they would like to discuss about this plan? Dro'cahi, do you still hold reservations?"

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Peiter's response had Sabine letting out a laugh. "Aw, I will not laugh, Peiter. You will look good!" Sabine tried to give an encouraging look. Despite her smiles, she didn't want Peiter to feel as if he was suffering.

On the other hand, La'khay's questions had Sabine wondering whether she or Peiter should be answering them first. Her last question put that little dilemma to rest in short order but it still put Sabine on the spot. She leaned her side against the back of her seat, tilted her head to one side, and then stared at Peiter for a long and silent while with a small, contemplative smile.

Sabine brought her thoughts back to why she had shown interest in Peiter in the first place. Doing that revealed the quality that Sabine admired the most as if it was no effort at all. Putting it to words took another moment on top of her original pause.

"Accepting," Sabine said finally. She took her time while she explained, "You are not afraid of things...but...not like just getting courage." Sabine's smile had faded but the weight behind her words did not. She spoke carefully and quietly, like she did in the past. "You do not judge too fast."