Janius raised his brow and looked past Julan to think of an answer. Little came to be reassuring given their altercation just a minute beforehand, but Janius was not discouraged. "I do not believe we are [i]un[/i]safe night now," he said, before looking directly to Julan again. "But we need to stay alert. These people are not openly violent but tempers may run high with...well, with everything that has happened."

He placed a hand on Julan's upper back and started in the direction of the cookfires. "Just play things by ear and we'll be fine. Your Jel has been stellar, I must add. You really picked it up fast."

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Rhazii took a moment to even register Ahnasha's presence, let alone respond. He still could not take his eyes off his kill.

"Mother?" he said between uneasy breaths. "I changed my mind. I want to go back to the inn now." He dismissed his bound sword. "My chest feels tight. My stomach feels like it's trying to swim like a fish."