Janius might not have been able to react differently if he wanted to. He turned his head and leaned into Kaleeth's hand behind his ear.

"I meant...nothing unusual. Not that I was thinking nothing." Janius said. "I'm not even that w-"

He flailed and stumbled into the water with a series of growing splashes. He only processed the event by the time he sat up and looked back at Kaleeth. His fur clumped and dripped around his narrowed eyes, but he couldn't help but chuckle with her.

"You want to know how we deal with being wet?" He stood up and did just as his instinct told him; by shaking himself from head to legs, spraying Kaleeth with whatever mix of water and mud he picked up in the fall.

[hr]
Calia did not hesitate. "A few effects. Most prominent is that she will live longer. Again, you are very justified in your pride in her."

Unfortunately, Monderyn took a moment to catch up on the context of the conversation. "Uh, that? I didn't know those details either but it sounds like mother knows more about it than I thought. Is that a problem? She sounds proud of you."

Rhazii returned to a far different look in everyone's eyes. "I got the arrows, father. Is everything alright?"