The group shuffled into Aurana's room one at a time. Fortunately, the Aetius manor was a large enough place that the room was not too small to accommodate them all. After Harald closed the door behind them, there was a brief silence, though it was broken quickly by Julan. "We said we'd come help, didn't we? Father has an idea for something that might work, hopefully."

Kaleeth was much less upbeat than Julan, though she had to smile when she saw Aurana's reaction. The girl looked genuinely hopeful about what they could do for her, and Kaleeth hoped that they would not end up disappointing her. She turned her head to Janius, not quite whispering, but speaking quietly. "Do you want to explain everything?"

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There was no mistaking that Pircalmo was a more...traditional Altmer. Regardless, Meesei took her seat at the table as well at the chair beside Lunise. Pircalmo was not incorrect when he said that Meesei could be interested in his work, though she had interest for several different reasons. Meesei was, of course, always willing to learn more about the world. Even a biased source could provide useful information. However, she did not quite know how to feel about Pircalmo's experimentation, based on the information she had. It was perfectly possible for a live subject to be a volunteer. The proper application of restoration, or even other magical and nonmagical methods, could be used to effectively examine a body. Meesei herself had done so many times during her practice and training. It was also possible for one to be far more cruel, and Meesei did not yet have any way of knowing in what way Pircalmo operated. 

While they were waiting for their tea, Meesei wanted to take care not to draw too much attention to herself and distract from Lunise. Based on Meesei's impressions of Pircalmo so far, that would be quite easy to do if she started to talk about his work. Perhaps there would be time before they left where it would be appropriate for Meesei to speak more freely. Instead, Meesei decided to speak to Lunise and perhaps spur along some conversation. 'For how long did you study here, Lunise?"