"I'm sure that they would be able to find some way for us to do that." Kaleeth agreed. She was no longer sobbing, but was far from having recovered. She took in a few, deep breaths, then slowly brought herself back up to her feet. "I just don't know if my father can be happy with that. I think he wants me to be [i]home[/i]."

Kaleeth wiped away some of her tears, then at least attempted to put on a strong face. "We should just go talk to the Elders. Reanaseer or Thorantilth might even have advice. Just...let's hope we don't have to talk to Juran."

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"Well, we repeat it because of how important it is." Ahnasha commented. She had put on a long, green dress, which was not terribly expensive, but consistent with something a merchant might wear. It was somewhat odd to see Ahnasha in a dress, and it tended to be obvious that she was not comfortable wearing it considering that she frequently repeated the same few complaints about it. For now, however, she was more focused on preparing herself mentally to meet with her family again. In this case, she expected they would be understandably surprised. 

Ahnasha delayed only briefly to collect her thoughts before heading out of the room. However, that short time was just enough to be able to keep them from getting downstairs in time. The moment that Ahnasha turned left out of the door into the hall, she found herself face to face with her brother, and his wife. Vasiq had been speaking with Shevari, so he did not recognize her until he went to move to the side and happened to glance over at her. Immediately, he stopped right where he was and paused mid-sentence. Ahnasha also looked briefly startled to see him so suddenly, but was more prepared to actually speak up. "Oh, um...hello brother. Sorry for, uh, startling you."

Shevari, being less familiar with her, did not recognize Ahnasha until she identified herself, at which point she turned her head to Vasiq in confusion. "Your sister? I didn't think she was going to be here."

Vasiq had not moved from staring at Ahnasha, but he finally managed to speak. "Neither...did I. How...how did you..."

Ahnasha held up one hand. "I know, I know, all the way from Skyrim. It's, um, kind of a long story. Well, not really long, but...complicated. I'll tell you once everyone is together, but...it's not coincidence. We did come here to see you again."

"I...okay." Vasiq replied with a nod. He was clearly still confused, but was at least accepting what Ahnasha said for now. He finally managed to break his focus off of Ahnasha for long enough to notice Fendros and Rhazii just behind her. "So you brought Fendros here too, and..." He began, raising his gaze up to make eye contact with Rhazii "...it really [i]has[/i] been a long time."