Sabine only nodded. She kept looking at the ring with a small frown. Once her clothing was neatly folded and placed to one side, she stood in the centre of the room and slid the ring over one finger. She held her breath as if expecting an immediate effect. There was nothing.

"Okay," she breathed out. Once she closed her eyes, her beast spirit leapt into the forefront of her mind as if dragged by ropes. Her transformation felt the same as always at first -- limbs cracking, elongating, and realigning as usual. But as it slowed down, she opened her eyes and blinked twice. She thought it had stopped early. Her mind was not dominated by the usual notions of sniffing around or looking for something to eat.

She looked down at her hands and found not the ring, nor her Breton hands, but her fully formed werewolf claws. She peered up at Meesei with a surprised look that resembled Sabine's manner more closely than any time she had been in such a form. "You are right," Sabine said. She hesitated at how articulate her voice sounded, despite its deeper and rougher tone. "I feel like it is..." Sabine searched her mind. Her beast spirit was still present, just quiet. Docile. "It is just watching patiently."

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Fendros let Ri'vashi go and straightened. "Right now we are only confident on two of Do'rhajul's team. One is a zealot of Vile and may try to undermine our attempts to convince the others. She will likely have to die before the end. The other is a Nord hermit with...an interesting set of skills. He has displayed disapproval in fighting us, we think when he realised that we had families and children. We have reason to believe that he also saved Kaleeth's life during the fight. The others, we are not so sure on."

After a glance at Rhazii, who was still moping on the nearby stairs, Fendros spoke more quickly. "Currently we are planning to plant evidence of Vile's lies amongst the team. The exact plan will depend on where and when we find them. If you have any ideas or anything else to add, we should probably leave it to a meeting with the rest of our pack." Fendros raised his brow and peered to the ground. "As for extra men or resources, that is definitely possible. However, if our plans require stealth, we could only take on a small number. And even that small number may be viciously outmatched by Do'rhajul and his team. They are incredibly powerful. Such a thing would only help us if we had a full warband at least."

Fendros wanted to provide Ri'vashi with the information he wanted, but his deliberate withholding of details was evident from the public setting. And from brevity. If he didn't ask to talk this through later so they could see to Rhazii soon, Ahnasha would.