Peiter may have had trials ahead of him, but Sabine wasn't going to let him give up hope. The glimmer of hope that he displayed was enough for her for now.

Sabine held her head straight and smiled. "I...feel like teaching you some magic," she said. "We have not had a lesson for a while." Sabine held Peiter's hand up and opened his palm to the sky. "Let us recap from last time..."

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Gallus responded in a soft voice as well. "You haven't had much practice with friends, let alone lovers, haven't you, clan leader?" He closed his eyes and bowed and shook his head slowly. "I tease too harshly. Come here."

Gallus shuffled over closer to Ri'vashi and reached a hand up to give her shoulder a comforting rub. "Look, perhaps if it weren't for the wine, we wouldn't be in this predicament in the first place. Now that we've got clear heads, we can decide on what to do. Personally, I think continuing to share a bed is not going to be worth it if it's going to cause you this much distress. Also, this whole journey has given me an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, and I feel like bringing possible drama back home with me is not going to help." He pulled face as he continued, not staying completely serious. "Then again, it does wonders for helping me to relax in the short term." Gallus chuckled through his nose and returned to his previous tone, giving Ri'vashi's shoulder a squeeze. "Look, in the end, it's just mating. It might risk turning into something to throw our lives away for in a fight, but it's not like that now, is it?"