Rhazii squinted his eyes and grinned under Jo'rashaad's hand. With excitement, he raised a hand and continued to demonstrate his new Ta'agra vocabulary by shouting, [i]"Very good!"[/i]

This elicited a chuckled from Fendros as he stepped forward and knelt as well. "I doubt that will be the last phase he'll be learning if Ahna has anything to say about it." Fendros moved to grip Jo'rashaad's hand in a firm handshake and laid his other hand on S'ajira's side. "You two have been great to us. I am glad to have befriended such wonderful people. All the best to you, you pack, your lovely daughter..." Fendros glanced back at Ahnasha and then ahead again. "If ever you find yourselves in Bruma, however likely that is-" he laughed. "-you're always welcome with us."

Sabine did not reciprocate Ciinriel's reluctance in the slightest. Once Ciinriel finished speaking, Sabine stepped forward and wrapped her arms around the young Bosmer tightly. "I think we will," Sabine said. "Thank you for being our friend." Sabine pulled back and kept her hands on Ciinriel's shoulders, giving her a broad smile. "You should talk to more people. You do not need to be scared." Sabine's eyes flicked to the gathering around Tzirret. "Maybe Tzirret's friends?" Sabine turned back to Ciinriel and refocussed. "Anyway, I will miss you." Sabine gave Ciinriel another hug, this one longer. "Be well."

On perhaps a rarer occurrence than most, Tzirret was just as lost for words as Ma'tanza was. He returned Ma'tanza's kiss and looked around to the people around him. He was honestly overwhelmed, and not just by the prospect of saying goodbye. Eventually, some words came to him, albeit nervously. "This one...has never had this many friends before." He exhaled sharply, nearly laughing at a memory. "He has had the best time with all of you. He will miss all of you." Carefully letting go of Ma'tanza for the moment, Tzirret stepped over to each of his friends and gave them a short, silent hug each. Even S'nishi got a hug on her neck, though Tzirret had no chance of wrapping his arm span around her. As for Ma'tanza in particular, Tzirret returned to her with reddening eyes.

He took her hand again and raised his other hand to place it on the back of her head. Stepping in close, he leaned his forehead against hers and closed his eyes. He spoke quietly, never minding those around him. "Tzirret is going to miss you so much," he said with sadness wavering his voice. "You are the first that...that liked him like this. He will write you letters, he promises and..." He stopped to swallow and tears soaked into the fur beneath his eyes. "He wants to see you again. He does not know when, but he will see you again. Thank you for everything, Ma'tanza. This one loves you."