Julan did not show any response to what Janius said, even his congratulations. Instead, he seemed to be intentionally avoiding looking at Leeus while just going wherever Janius guided him. He did not say anything to his friends, Leeus, or either of his parents, but his expression spoke for him. His eyes were closed, gritting his teeth, and leaning heavily onto Janius for support. The tears were hard to separate from the mud and blood, but he was obviously in significant pain. He did not have the experience or training to deal with painful injuries like his parents. 

As much as Kaleeth wanted to congratulate Julan as well, his well-being took precedence. She placed her hand lightly on Janius' shoulder, with a concerned look down towards Julan. "We should get him to the healer." She suggested, though Janius could see that Thorantilth was already maneuvering through the crowd towards them.

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Ahnasha shrugged. "I don't know. The bandits chose to be thieves and murderers; why should I pity them? Even the Counts of Cyrodilic cities put out bounties on people like that. You could be legally rewarded by the [i]Empire[/i], of all things, for hunting them like animals. And that's just what we did. We hunted them; we set out [i]specifically[/i] to kill them. The only thoughts that even entered my mind before we started was how it could be good training for Rhazii. How it would put him against more intelligent opponents than his usual prey, but with me still there to watch over him and keep him safe. The lives of those people did not factor into my thoughts at all." 

Ahnasha was starting to feel frustrated with herself. "Saying those words out loud, I know I should feel something for them. Even if every word I just said is right, that they were dangerous people who needed to be killed before they could hurt anyone else, isn't it normal to at least feel some regret? Even if it is just: 'I wish it didn't have to be this way'? So, I guess to answer you, I do know what I should be feeling. I do think I know what is normal. I think I can act the way Rhazii wants me to, but I'll only ever just be pretending."