"Happiness was never beyond our-" Remus flinched from Aurana grabbing him by the torso and hugging him. He frowned and nodded, patting Aurana on the arm yet clearly not used to the intimacy from her. "I am pleased to see that you enthusiastic, Aurana. How, um, how about you show your love to mother as well?"

Aurana didn't need to be asked twice. Aeramina was still slightly upset from the decisions made, but she embraced Aurana more readily, wrapping both her arms around her. "My little girl has inherited more than I had expected from her father, I think." She sniffed and knitted her brow. "Perhaps an inevitable change is not worth resisting for me here. Oh dear!" She leaned the side of her head on Aurana's scalp and sobbed.

Janius gave Kaleeth's hand a grateful squeeze. "As long as things shall turn out for the better, I think we can all be happy."

Kaleeth, Janius, and Julan could stay for a while longer. Even though they had spent much time catching up and stretching their cover story to its limits, it could be nice to remain in the family's company now that tensions had been mostly relieved. However, with the focus off the issue of Aurana's future, more present matters sprung to mind. They had seen neither Rhazii nor Jatinha in the hours since they were sent upstairs.

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Lunise sighed through her nose. She continued to speak up at the roof of their bubble "Well, you have set a precedent with your kindness. It is only fair that I am kind to you on some occasions." Meesei could physically see her heart quickening in the way it thumped at the base of her ribcage.

"And...with this privacy, I could plausibly deny saying some things after today. Such as questioning why you, an Argonian, would find me beautiful at all." She turned to lay on her side, away from Meesei. "Physically, I know I am no princess. And the work I do is not beautiful in the slightest. As for you...Like I said, I could plausibly deny saying some things."