"Very well," Gallus reflected Miranor's determination, satisfied with her answer. He gave the war council one last glance before standing up straight and nodding to Ri'vashi. "Unless I get to wish it to you before we mobilise, good luck everyone. May Hircine guide us."

With that, Gallus waited for people to start to move and turned to exit unless there was something else to catch his attention.

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While it was a relief to hear that Ma'tanza's impressions were apparently not from first-hand experience, Tzirret's first words came out before he thought about them. "Well, it does not really hurt unless you do not take your time, it's..."

It was only a fraction of a second before Tzirret interrupted himself that he realised that his own knowledge might reveal his experiences with La'khay. Tzirret did not know how Ma'tanza would react to it. Instead, he let out a sigh and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he looked to Ma'tanza apologetically. "Alright, we will stop. Tzirret is sorry." He opened his arms and tried to smile. "He will not bother you with it before you are ready."