With one more nod, Gallus turned to leave, running one hand under Ri'vashi's chin. When he left the tent, he picked up to a brisk walk and his expression became somewhat troubled.

Together in their tent, Sabine was curled up around Peiter's side, just having caught her breath after their passionate moment. It was not uncommon for them to just lay together and stare into one another's eyes for a while after such moments. This time, Sabine's blissful smile was interrupted by some rough footsteps approaching their tent. She shifted her head to the sound, which stopped nearby and pat against the canvas three times. Gallus' voice spoke, "Peiter? Finish up. Pack meeting. Ten minutes." The footsteps then resumed, fading as quickly as they came without confirming if Peiter was even within the tent.

Sabine ran a hand up Peiter's chest and leaned her head forward to kiss him quickly. She had a relaxed smile. "You'd better go," she mumbled, before beginning to sit up and clean the sweat from herself.

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"When you put it that way, perhaps we should just hunt small game instead," Fendros conceded with a squinted eye. He continued with a twist of his head, "We could reuse what we kill if you make them a thrall, if we don't want to bring them back for meat." That much was a decision for later. For now, Fendros turned to look to Meesei. "Hey alpha, do you mind if we go out hunting for a bit, or do we need to ask another official?"

Janius offered a hand for a moment and looked back into the fire pit. "Well, suit yourself." He breathed out a silent laugh. "If is funny to think how much Sabine has grown, though. It still doesn't feel quite normal to think of her doing what she's doing."

It was at that moment that Gallus' determined footsteps reached the group at the fire pit. In the dim light his dishevelled hair was just perceptible but his strangely stern expression clearer. He didn't step too close, but that didn't stop an unfamiliar smell emanating from him. "Greetings everyone. Had a bit of...business to take care of." He looked to Meesei, "Mind if I pull away my folks for a while? It'll just be for a few minutes and afterwards we can all catch up." His eyes scanned over Tzirret, Irenya, and Uthri, "I'm late to talk about this assault with all you lot. It's important we're all on the same page of the book."