Janius found Kaleeth not long after she left the Master-Hunter's hut. They had not spoken for long, but Kaleeth was not upset with the outcome, and was not uncomfortable sharing with Janius. Juran, it seemed, had grown in many ways since their childhood. He had tormented her in her youth, hurt her both physically and emotionally, but now, he was someone she could honestly respect as a village leader. Kaleeth did not exactly describe him as apologetic, but she did say that he wanted to treat her far more fairly than in the past, despite the fact that she had abandoned the village. Kaleeth was not certain, but she suspected that he might feel partly to blame for her leaving to begin with. Aside from that, he did not have much to say on Leeus. Kaleeth got the impression that he strongly believed in guiding her, but allowing her to make her own decisions, and potentially mistakes. 

Julan spent most of his day with Hal-Leeus, or the other Argonian children. He ate dinner with Kaleeth and Janius, but quickly left afterwards, claiming to want to join in a game with Leeus and a few of the others. Julan had not yet returned after a few hours, though with Zharanthixil tending to his own errands, Janius did have an opportunity to speak with Kaleeth in private. 

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To say that Rhazii's question was sufficiently distracting was an understatement. Shevari, of course, could not bring herself to declare any one kind of food her favorite, and took it upon herself to specify the question down to her favorite food per each regional style. Even then, she sometimes could not decide. Nevertheless, she told tales with a clear passion for her first time trying each recipe, how she learned it, and any history for each dish that she might know. She had not even finished giving her answer by the time Ahnasha spotted the rest of her family walking up the trail to the lake. 

Ahnasha stood up to meet them as they reached the lake and was, of course, greeted with a hug from her mother. They had not brought too many of their finer clothes from Leyawiin, but they were dressed respectably, to the standards of merchants. Vasiq quietly returned to his wife's side, while Gwindir took the initiative with their introductions. Calia, being the eldest, was the first one towards whom he extended a hand with a smile. "Greetings! It is a pleasure to finally meet you. I am Gwindir, Ahnasha's father.