Janius did not hesitate to nod and wave down the treeminder. "Thorantilth! Over here."

Janius carefully lowered Julan back onto the ground to get the weight off his legs. "Easy now. We'll get these wounds dealt with, Julan." He took the sword carefully from Julan's hand and put it aside. [i]"The treeminder is here, do as he says, okay?"[/i]

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Fendros turned to look at the floor. He thought as hard as he could with no answer in sight. He could think of little else but to put his arms around Ahnasha and try to be of some comfort.

"Ahna, I am never going to stop loving you, no matter what," he said. "But I know this doesn't have to be you. I don't think it is you. I don't know how exactly to change things – that's only something you can do as far as I can see. But you're strong, you're smart. You can work something out. I'll be there to help however I can." He held on a little tighter. "And Rhazii will always love his mother. We didn't raise a cruel boy."