Janius was too surprised to come up with anything particularly profound for Zharan. [i]"I...Thank you,"[/i] he managed. [i]"I am confident in Julan. I would only disallow it if I did not think he was ready."[/i]

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Rhazii's eyes drifted to the ground halfway through Ahnasha's story and did not rise up. His silence had the hint of an answer, but whether he truly did not know or he was too stubborn to admit what he did know, he remained wordless. They walked for another half a minute before it became clear he did not know what to say.