Sabine let go of her hand and brought her arm over Peiter's shoulder. Whatever happened with Gallus had to be recent. Still, he had saved Peiter's life. It was a mystery to Sabine why there would be a rift between the two.

"You are still here." Sabine said, rubbing her hand over Peiter's opposite shoulder. "We do not have to worry if we can still be here."

They relaxed for a moment, but Sabine still had questions. She turned her head slightly towards Peiter. "Did the healers say how long you will be resting for?"

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As much as Tzirret wanted to hold back, Ma'tanza's embrace was enough to send him over the edge. His entire face strained back and he slowly lowered the top of his nose onto Ma'tanza's shoulder. At that point, his pace of walking slowed down and he let in a short breath. His weeping was not something that he wanted attention from, but it was not something he could hold back.


Tzirret spoke in pauses during his near-silent sobbing. He struggled to remain intelligible. "We...We had to leave her body behind..."

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Gallus had little to say to Meesei's advice. There were some aspects that made him look slightly ashamed, though his lack of worded response was relieved by Ri'vashi.

Relaxing was something that Gallus felt Meesei was permeating to everyone at this point. It just made Gallus more tense. That much showed as he hastily quaffed down the last of his potion.

Gallus eyed the both of them with his head bowed slightly and his brow raised. "Is this matter of importance a private one, or...?"