Kaleeth was clearly hesitant, as even thinking of her mother's final "words" to her was almost enough to make her break down again. Regardless, she repeated their meaning as best as she could. "I...she said she loved me. She understands now, she isn't angry, doesn't blame me. Either of us. She's proud of what we're doing and..." She became briefly choked up, unable to speak at all for a few seconds "...everything I ever wanted her to tell me. But then...then she said...goodbye." 

Kaleeth pulled back slightly, gripping her hands tightly around Janius' arms. "Don't you see? Don't you understand, Janius? There isn't [i]supposed[/i] to be a goodbye. Argonians aren't supposed to get those kinds of goodbyes; we shouldn't need them. Her soul isn't going anywhere, except to another body where it can live another life. Argonians don't go away. We've been a part of the Hist, and will be a part of the Hist forever. Every Argonian lives, dies, and is reborn again and again and again."

This time, Kaleeth let go of Janius entirely, her gaze dropping to the ground. "Except me. I'm a...sacrifice, Janius." 

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Ahnasha answered right away. "A Prince with far more subtlety and patience than Dagon: Clavicus Vile. The 'Prince of Wishes'. A title that makes him sound far more benign than he actually is. His approach hasn't been to open up gates and march armies across Tamriel, but he is still just as much of a threat. Hircine opposes him and, well, we would naturally oppose him regardless. It would be ab insult to your intelligence to try and convince you that it is not a dangerous task we have undertaken, but it is something that must be done. And something that we cannot just...trust someone else to accomplish for us. Tamriel survived the Oblivion Crisis because good people stood up, drew a line in the sand, and fought to protect the world they called home. This war isn't a problem we can solve by just throwing armies of soldiers at it, but we still need good people."

Although she was obviously nervous, Ahnasha continued to press through with her explanation. "There is...something happening soon. It is really best if I do not go into detail, but it is something that will stop Vile for good, if we succeed. Regardless of what I think of your husband as a man, I can respect him as a mage. He could be valuable to stopping Vile, and I want to know if you think he could be persuaded to help us? This is something that could go on to affect all of Tamriel, this city included, if it is not stopped, and we would be giving Rossarm a chance to protect himself and his family with his own hands.