"Very well." Janius pat Julan on the back. "I'll see you later."

Janius could at least say that he felt more comfortable with Julan's boundaries around Leeus as he walked back to the village, but the tattoos gave him a bad feeling. He did not know it for sure, but he had not spotted a single adult without such marks. That told him the rite of passage was especially important, thus non-negotiable. He hoped he and Kaleeth could come up with a solution before they could be faced with either deeply offending the village or quite literally scarring Julan for life.

He strode to find Kaleeth and Juran-Selth if they were still talking. First things were first -- he wanted to know Juran-Selth's opinion on their childrens' relationship.

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Monderyn was momentarily at a loss. "I'm afraid I left my bow at home. I did not think I would need it."

Fendros tapped him on the side. "You can use mine if you want, brother."

The three of them rejoined the rest of the group and Llarasa was the first to answer, eager to distract from Calia's current topic. "Yes please, Ahnasha. I am parched."

"I'll have some, too, mother," Rhazii added. "What's your favourite food, Shevari?"

No doubt Shevari had more than enough to share in the time before the rest of Ahnasha's family arrived.