Deerz was surprised enough by Janius' swift intervention to not be able to resist him, though his companions certainly reacted. One woman raised a spear towards Janius, while an archer nocked an arrow, though did not draw it. The tension was thick in the air, and Julan looked as terrified as Kaleeth, but the silence was interrupted before Deerz could finish climbing back up to his feet.

[i]"Stand down. You step too far."[/i] A voice called out nearby. It belonged to an Argonian hunter bearing a spear made from a single, rather long carved bone. His scales were as black as night, and his tattoos were unlike any of the others Janius had seen thusfar. The tattoo on the front of his torso depicted a reptilian creature with large teeth and a head not unlike a dragon, a large spinal crest along its back, and a tail that wrapped around one of the Argonian's arms. 

Deerz, by this point, had finally scrambled back up to his feet and picked his spear back up from the ground. Though livid towards Janius, the other hunter seemed to demand his attention. [i]"Master-Hunter, this Human..."[/i]

[i]"You. Step. Too. Far. Return to your homes, now."[/i] The hunter, evidently Juran-Selth, was not shouting and, in fact, had hardly even raised his voice. However, he was every bit as firm and intimidating as Zharanthixil had been when he held the position. Even the hatred and anger that the hunters obviously had towards Janius was not enough to make them defy their Master-Hunter. 

While the group of hunters were clearing out, Juran-Selth approached Janius and the others. Despite his intervention, Kaleeth still looked just as nervous around him as before, though Julan was confused on how he should feel about him. For the moment, Juran was focused on Janius. [i]"Did they cause any injury to any of you?[/i]



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"Wonderful. Now, I would not expect lowly bandits to be particularly well-trained, nor will they be equipped with silver, but you should take them seriously regardless. Even inexperienced fighters can get lucky. If we are outnumbered, then I will take care of most of them myself. I'll just leave you to fight one yourself, that way you can just focus on what you need to do. Oh, and I would stay in your normal form for this. If you transform, your beast spirit will get too much sway in your mind and make it too easy for you to make the kill. The whole point of this is that you need to have the mental strength to do it yourself. Can you conjure bound weapons yet? Bows, swords? It's not too complex of a spell." Ahnasha asked.