While Ariel could not completely disagree with Marcaille's reasoning, she didn't appear any less nervous. She gave Rukeewei a glance before moving to a seat. The travel fatigue coupled with the pressure to perform made even her progress to the table appear stilted. Sabine took a seat next to Ariel with the same smile she had been wearing the entire time.

"The thought had crossed my mind to cure lycanthropy as a way of making someone immune to the gas," Ariel said as she lowered herself into her seat. She made a conscious effort to try not to knock over any of the glassware in front of her. "But, considering that I had a hard enough time finding a cure for Sabine years ago, before all of this, and only came up with the suppression gas, I would be none-too-optimistic about that approach."

Ariel sat up straight with her hands in her lap and resumed slowly. "So, Sabine wrote that you are a talented healer. That you saved Meesei's life. You must be very experienced from what I heard of that...difficult time."

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Kaleeth's excitement was infectious as ever. Janius stood up from the bench and spoke. "Sure, I'm interested to see if it would work." He extended a hand. "Let's let them know where we'll be and pick up Newt after."