Ri'vashi's response was not as much giving up on her pursuit as Sabine would have preferred. However, something told her that Ri'vashi's rage had been tempered to the point of compromise. It was the best they were likely to get until the council assembled.

Sabine half-breathed in, but the words caught in her throat. She nodded her head to opt to explain later before her emotions could get the better of her.

"You had best the axe with you," Sabine added. She extended her arm to pass one half of the axe's haft to Ri'vashi. "I will stay in the city with them."

With Ri'vashi on her way with several weapons under her arm, Sabine deflated and found her way into her own chambers, gesturing for Yerig and Do'rhajul to follow. For a while, she simply sat on the edge of her bed wondering what to do next. When Yerig asked as much after he and Do'rhajul stood around awkwardly for half a minute, Sabine decided to find others to let them know she was safe.

She started by heading to the scholar's loft. A number of mages and alchemists came with concerns and questions, but she spoke to none until she found Karl. They embraced so tightly and for so long that neither could very well breathe for the entire time. They both softly wept. Yet even with all that had happened, Sabine did not speak more than a heavily abstracted version of events, particularly skipping over her torture entirely. She told him she might tell him more once she had spoken to her pack and the council.

Rhazii, Julan, and Leaps were easily found as well, to a similar scene as with Karl. When Sabine asked about the mess in Meesei's room, they did not know much more than the sounds that were made.

Sabine mentioned to no one who the old Nord and Cathay-Raht following her were. She said they were just guests that had helped her.

Afterwards, Sabine asked Rhazii and Julan to pick up some food to take to her room. She took Yerig and Do'rhajul back there to rest, recuperate, and wait. Sabine was terse with the information she gave about the clanhome, more to appease Ri'vashi than out of suspicion. She spent almost her entire time at her personal alchemy lab making things that were not even necessary -- just something to distract her. 

Curiously enough, Sabine did not so much as let go of the Staff of Magnus for more than a moment during the entire remainder of the afternoon. And the more potions she made, the more tense she appeared.