There was a surprised grunt squeezed out of Gallus as Ri'vashi essentially trapped him. He did know that she didn't mean any harm but he didn't appreciate being quite so close to getting crushed. With a twisted mouth, Gallus spoke with a stilted tightness to preserve his breath. "Oh, well, if you insist."

Gallus glanced to one side and looked back up to Ri'vashi. "What did you want to do first? Talk? Share a drink? Meet some people?"

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Sabine let Peiter's retort go. She didn't want to pursue such an argument as they walked back into the camp. She nodded at his following statement as she responded. "Of course. Not either of us know what she wants." Sabine smiled sadly, "I wonder how she is coming to terms with their separation?"