"Well," Gallus started off, quiet enough to at least give the effort of tact. "We heard that the odds are not in your favour tonight. There are a few things to discuss, but...I think it's most important that we arrange the matter of your succession." Gallus' eyes flicked from Meesei's face to her ring. "Normally, as far as I'm aware, the ring either disappears back to Hircine or it's fought over until someone else claims it. The second option isn't something that we need right now."

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Fendros tried to say "You don't know that," after Ahnasha tried ruling out retrieving bodies, but he was spoken over as she continued.

"Ahna, you can't just speak for them," Fendros responded, pausing in packing away his armour. "I may not be the most orthodox Dunmer, but tradition matters to me, okay? Burial [i]is[/i] important. You don't just let the body walk around, wave goodbye to the soul and pretend nothing has happened. There's grief, there's respect, there's...haven't you ever had a loved one die before?"