Janius stopped and gave Kaleeth a quick look. He did not know how else to answer as he addressed the violet-scaled girl. [i]"...Same way as a Saxhleel can be the father of a Saxhleel, child,"[/i] he explained. [i]"I see plenty of curiosity is still in the youth of the village. Reminds me of you, Kaleeth."[/i] After giving Kaleeth a smile, Janius turned to Julan with a teasing grin. [i]"Do you plan to marry someone from here, son?"[/i]

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Rhazii nodded. Then he was quiet, looking down and away for a while.

"Mm." He spoke carefully, like he was thinking about each sentence before saying it. "I know you said those were bad people. I know you said they deserved to die so that they wouldn't keep doing bad things. I trust you. I believe you..." He glanced up worriedly. "But next time, I might not know. What do I do if I kill someone I was wrong about? Like this -- hunting them down all deliberately."