Meesei was glad to hug Sabine, even if the scent did give her an unwelcome reminder of her previous activity. "Gallus' pack is having a meeting, and most of the others are spread around, finding different ways to occupy their time. Ahnasha and Fendros are having an archery competition, and I believe Lorag is watching."

"Speaking of competitions..." Kaleeth began excitedly as soon as there was a moment's break in Meesei's words. "We had a competition in mind that you might have some fun with. You see, we started talking before, and someone mentioned how much you had been improving. It might be interesting to see how your destruction skills compare to Janius here, with all the training you've had."

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The reactions that each of Gallus' pack members had to his speech were varied. Irenya was intensely serious, and remained as stoic as ever throughout. Peiter was similarly serious at first, but once Gallus reminded him of Sabine, the thoughts he had been trying to suppress for the past few weeks came back to the forefront of his mind. Where he was seated, he was hunched over, looking almost directly down at the ground. He hesitated for a few seconds, then finally responded shakily. "Gallus...alpha...I just can't get that worry out of my head. It's going to drive me insane tomorrow, I just know it. Not being able to tell what is going on with her, or if she is safe...I just don't see how being separated will help matters. Are you sure that we'll both be safer apart?"