[i]"We perhaps should have been clearer about that leading up to the rite, but yes, the tattoos are proof-"[/i] Janius turned his head to the entrance. He smiled. [i]"Ah, you must be Hal-Leeus. Julan has told me about you."[/i] He beckoned with one hand. [i]"Come in."[/i]

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Fendros hummed in thought. "Perhaps it was all just too much for him today." He tried not to sound punitive. "I wish you would have told me you planned to take him to kill people today. I wasn't sure he was ready for such a thing."