Sabine remained looking down at her clasped hands in her lap, only glancing up to check on those shuffling out of the room. Marcaille and her still had some work to do in the afternoon, but Sabine quietly answered "later" when asked about when she would be around that team.

Vera was the last out of the room. She glanced back from the door, giving Meesei and Sabine a small smile before leaving.

It was at this point that Sabine stood up and walked around the table to Meesei with her eyes to the floor. The way she was breathing indicated that she didn't know where to start.

"...I feel like I should be more excited," Sabine eventually said. "I want to see Ariel again. But bringing her back...she has so much in Thorn. It is dangerous to take her from there."

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"That sounds larger than life," Janius responded with astonishment. "I have heard about the Nerevarine, but not all of those details. You're right, that is hard to believe." Janius looked into his cup and swirled it around. "Although, I suppose if others have slewn and eaten the souls of dragons or fought against hordes of invading daedra, I suppose killing living gods isn't much farther to step up."

Janius paused to drink again. "So, you had a run-in with a hero, you researched said hero, what then?" Janius raised an eyebrow. "Did you learn more? Did you ever meet the Nerevarine again?"