Kaleeth gave a nod, then sat herself down on the other side of Julan, facing the river. Janius would easily notice her sudden shift in attitude towards Leeus, at least as far as she was expressing outwardly. [i]"Your friend is right, you know? The marks of the Leviathan are a great honor. Usually, anyone who is strong enough to receive them goes on to be a great warrior for the village. Not all Master-Hunters have them; my father didn't. But, anyone who has them is usually a serious candidate for the position. That, specifically, is not going to matter for you, but...I am just saying that you should expect those tattoos to earn you a lot of respect. It is an honor that you are not only going to be receiving from the people of the village, but from the Hist themselves. Before you get them, both you and the person giving you the tattoos will drink Hist sap, and they will decide the design of the tattoos. It will end up being unique, just to you."[/i]

Julan was still holding Leeus' hand even after pulling away from her, but the topic of the tattoos was actually enough to distract him from her. He was silent and conflicted, eventually looking straight up at his father. [i]"So you...[b]do[/b] think I should get the tattoos?"[/i] He asked, his tone anything but confident. 

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Much like Calia, Gwindir did not pay much heed to the concerns of the siblings. He was quite happy to be making definite progress on a potential deal. "Indeed, that is just about what I was going to suggest. I would like to have more than just a few bottles to send out, but I am more than happy to buy them from you, at just the same price as you would give to anyone else. That way, you will not personally be out any coin, should the test not work out as we would hope. I just want to make sure to have enough to be able to send to several ports."

S'nashi had actually been drinking her soup while they had been talking, but she soon set it aside once she had the opportunity to speak. "Normally, we take the role of middlemen in these sorts of deals. We buy the goods directly from the supplier, and resell them using our connections in foreign lands. But...you are family, and I think it would be more beneficial for your vineyard in the long run if we instead help you to make these deals directly with the distributors in the Dominion. We would just have to work it out so you could get access to our preferred rate with the shipping companies we deal with."

Gwindir nodded. "I agree completely. You would be able to keep the price of the wine lower, and I don't much want to profit off of family like that. Not when it would hold you back from expanding."