Angling his head forward and smiling wryly, Janius retorted with a raised brow. "Hey, who ever said I couldn't raise a good ward?"

Though she was shy about it, Sabine had a small smile at the indirect encouragement.

"So, little sister, you've focussed on frost, have you?" Janius asked Sabine as they walked. "Any reason for it?"

Sabine pulled her mouth to one side and looked to the ground. After a pause for thought, she shrugged. "I used ice storm spells when I was being chased by the enemies near Senchal. It slowed or killed them and saved my life. That is all, really." She gave Janius a glance of ete contact. "It feels...safe. And I know it better."

"Well, you certainly picked the match up for this competition," Janius poked a thumb onto his chest. "I took up fire, of you remember."

They reached a spot where they were out of the way of both the camp and the archery competition at this point. Sabine was more relieved when she heard that she and Janius would not be duelling harmfully with magic, but she looked around the clearing with an uncertain expression. "What should we do first?" she asked Meesei.

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Gallus at first lowered his head and closed his eyes in a way that could have been frustration, but not quite. He remained kneeling opposite Peiter but took his hand off his shoulder and faced Irenya.

"No, that's not how it works," Gallus said patiently, "if anyone wants to order you around they have to ask me first, even Ri'vashi and the champion." He shifted slightly to face Irenya and began gesturing while he spoke. "The same goes for any pack. Now, if you're following common sense then of course you may follow their suggestions." Gallus put his hand to his chest. "But I'm still responsible for you. The important thing is that I know what you're doing. Just make sure you keep me informed. I trust you all not to run off without telling me, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Tzirret didn't remove his hand from Peiter's shoulder yet, but he couldn't think of anything to say. He wasn't sure that anything he even could say would help the situation.

Not missing a beat, Gallus immediately turned his attention back to Peiter after answering Irenya. "We'll catch up after this meeting, Peiter, alright?" He seemed to drop it there, glancing around to the others. "Is there anything else? Tzirret?"

With the attention on him, Tzirret's eyes darted around for a moment. "Well, er..." He shook his head, "not really, no. Just...stay safe, okay?"

Gallus smiled and gave a confident nod. Given how quickly he dismissed Irenya, he returned his attention to her in case she needed any further clarification.