Up until this point, Sabine had been pinching at her fingers nervously. She stopped and peered up at Meesei when she mentioned Ariel. As well, Fendros traded glances with his packmates upon the topic coming up.

"Remind me again, who is that?" Vera asked with lowered brow.

"Ariel," Sabine said quietly. "My sister."

Darahil's neutral eyes flicked from Sabine to Meesei. "The Ariel living in Black Marsh? Thorn?"

The new information was causing some in attendance to start murmuring and trading confused looks. Some might have been aware of Sabine's sister, but none save for Meesei's pack and the council knew that she was the one who had originally created the suppression gas.

"I assume..." Darahil unfolded his arms. "That you intend to find her in person? I should hope you would want to bring her here so that she may collaborate with the rest of us. However, a journey to east coast of Black Marsh is no short walk."

"I'm sorry," Pierette, the Breton lieutenant, interrupted with narrowed eyes. "This is the first I have heard of Sabine's sister having created a weapon for the enemy. Is there something I have missed?"

"Aye, what is going on?" Tola added.

Oswall raised a hand to calm them. "It is well, Ariel is still an ally. She tried to destroy her work after finding Sabine. It is a long story."

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"Ah, thank you," Janius took his mug in both hands and looked out onto the playground. He took a sip before responding to Saras. "Indeed. It's nice to not have to worry about being attacked again. Living in the wilderness always had that danger, but..." Janius gestured to Newt. "With a child around, it's more than fear for yourself that makes you appreciate places like this."

Janius sipped again and shifted in his seat to more comfortably face Saras. "What's your pack like? Have you got any mate or children?"