There were indeed many places one could bathe in and around the village, with as much water as flowed through the swamps. But, Julan had made no attempt to hide his path to the very edges of the village. It was easier to pick up his fresh scent once Janius was beyond the huts, but curiously the pair had not stopped at the nearest section of river. Julan's scent carried Janius along the riverbank, through the trees, and out of the direct sight of the village. 

Kaleeth's suspicions  were proven reasonable when Janius came into sight of the pair. Julan and Leeus were sitting together along the edge of the river, kissing one another. However, it was not as if Janius was entirely wrong either. This was not like Janius and Kaleeth's passionate romance shortly after they met. Julan and Leeus were young, and still acted their age. Julan and particular was nervous and awkward, if his poor attempt at kissing was any indication. 

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"Lucky she didn't get poisoned..." Ahnasha muttered with a harsh scowl coming across her expression, though only for a few, fleeting moments. "But, I'm sure Shevari will impress. She is a professional, after all. Her whole business relies on cooking well enough to convince people to spend their gold on her food, instead of their own."

Ahnasha served a bowl of her stew to both Rhazii and Fendros, and there had even been more than enough utensils in the camp for all of them. It was a decidedly average meal in quality, but at least some of the meat was indeed [i]quite[/i] good. Although, with as exhausted as both Ahnasha and Rhazii likely were at this point, anything they could get on their stomachs would be welcome.