"Well, you are right in that we won't be hurt by him," Janius conceded. He curled his lips and tried to find the right way to explain. "...Just remember that we are there to help Aurana. If he gets too angry, he might not listen to anything we have to say. Now, you helping..." Janius face cast down. One arm bent up to stroke his facial hair. "Let me think. Firstly, we are going to continue with the story you gave Aurana regarding us. Apart from that, perhaps, when we ask you to, you might explain you and Aurana's jaunt last night. Explain what she told you. We will be revealing that, as otherwise there is no reason for us to speak on Aurana's behalf at all."

Janius gave Ahnasha his attention when she approached. "Yes, we have." He rubbed at the back of his neck. "We're as sure as we can be of what we're doing, at least. There's really no telling if it'll all work." Janius closed his eyes and shooed lightly with his other hand. "Don't worry about it, Ahnasha. I think we have all the help we need, thank you."

"Can I go with them, mother?" Rhazii interrupted. He seemed to be the least perturbed about the visit of them all.

With a look at Rhazii and a pensive look at Ahnasha, Janius spoke. "I trust you know what this will be like, if you heard. What do you think?"

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"It is a college of philosophy," Lunise answered. There was no reaction to Meesei's explanations, no anger or forgiveness. She kept staring out of the window. "My father researches here. This room is where I stayed when I visited, and when I was being educated."

Lunise let a still silence hang in the air between them. There was a certain loneliness to this room, if buffered by the company the pair shared.

She turned around to the door. With familiarity, she opened it and peeked out in a fluid motion. "Do not wander from me, champion." Old Lunise had returned again. She stepped out of the room, leaving the door open. "It has been some time since the isolated traditions of old, but humans are still thrown out on sight. You are not human, but people will question your presence should my authority not be present."

After looking both ways, Lunise beckoned Meesei out. They found themselves in a broad hallway with repeating petal-symbol windows on one side and more doors on the other. One end terminated with a fine statue of a nude male Altmer in an artistic pose and the other ended in part of a balustrade. A staircase likely dipped beyond.

Lunise began walking in the direction of the staircase.