Ahnasha's ears twitched at the sound of creaking in the house. No doubt they would end up speaking to everyone again in time, but she wanted to make sure that their conversation was private regardless. Fortunately, it would be easy to tell if footsteps were approaching or receding, so it would be easy for her to stop talking before anyone might overhear what she was saying. "I just want to make everything as comfortable as possible moving forward. It's not easy, I know it's not going to be. I just hope we can leave having made something better between you all. Your mother...seems to be going through quite a lot right now in her mind. I'm hoping she was just in denial, and after having time to think, will come around soon. It's near impossible to destroy the love between a mother and a child."

Pausing briefly, Ahnasha let out a sigh. "Me and Fendros, we're happy together. I love him, and I love the family we have. You can't imagine how much I want to keep that from coming between him, and all of you. I want to be able to get to know you; I want our son to be able to know you. And I think getting to know me might surprise you."

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Lorag huffed. "Got a better idea. How about I never talk to her again, never see her again, never [i]think[/i] about her again. She doesn't matter anymore. She's an exile with no power over anything anymore. No matter who fathered that child, it doesn't matter. Nothing 'bout my life has changed since an hour ago. I'm Meesei's second, we have a war to win, and I say we go finish our business here."

Shortly afterwards, Meesei stepped out of the hut without another word to Harriet. Apart from perhaps one more visit from Meesei before they left, their business was finished. Harriet had agreed to help them, though that did not necessarily mean a great deal to Meesei. They would accept her information and assistance, and provide what Meesei promised, but that was not the primary purpose for her making the offer. Mainly, Meesei wanted to keep an eye on Harriet. She would not be given any information beyond the bare minimum, and until she could be proven, beyond a shadow a doubt, to be trustworthy, her information would be taken with some skepticism. Meesei was going to make sure that Harriet did not become a threat, and that she did not get away again.