"You know I'll be training magic some more from now on," Janius added with crossed arms. He laughed softly through a grin. "Don't think I'll let you surpass me too quickly."

As for Meesei's last comment, Sabine wasn't sure what to make of it at first. She gave Janius an acknowledging glance, but appeared overwhelmed outwardly this time. "I am learning faster than you did?" she asked in disbelief. "How? You are..." Sabine's eyes darted around, "...you know it all better than I do."

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Gallus lowered his brow and angled his head back. "Hey, I've been doing no such thing, thank you very much. If you-" His eyes widened slightly, "Oh! You think this smell is from me mating?" Gallus smiled and waved a finger in front of himself, "Oh, no-no-no! I was...just assigned by Ri'vashi to be the test subject for an experimental scent mask by the alchemists. It just..." Gallus looked at himself, "...well, the test was something of a failure, you see."

If there was one thing that Gallus unashamedly lied about, it was his mating habits. Even if Gallus appeared confident enough, Peiter had been privy to his lies before and this was a comparatively poor excuse.