Despite the quiet he and Kaleeth caused, Janius wore a friendly smile for the group. He raised his brow to boy on the log when he was addressed, but did not skip a beat. [i]"Well, hello to you too. And to the rest of you, greetings. Julan, who are your new friends? I didn't think I had lost [/i]that[i] much muscle in my old age."[/i] He chuckled.

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Rhazii was at least calm now, but he remained visibly conflicted. He carefully turned himself around to Ahnasha and sat on the dirt with his arms holding up his crossed legs.

"I can do it," he said firmly. "I can protect those I care about." He lowered his head and closed his eyes, thinking hard. "Mother, I love you. You look out for me. But I want to talk about something- a few things, now." He sighed. "Sorry I ran off on you. I got really scared and angry back there."