Kaleeth initially shook her head, but she realized that the explanation she had did not precisely contradict herself. "I, um...somewhat. The word is different in Jel. That is...the best one I can think to use. I was sacrificed for the good of the Hist. They see far, through time and through...possibilities. They knew this was coming, and what Vile was doing. Like with the Oblivion Crisis, when they called back Argonians from all over to defend our homeland before it happened. It's why we were so much more ready for it than other places. Only this time, it's not armies they needed, just...the right people. The right people, in the right places, doing the right things at the right time. They chose me to...sacrifice to Hircine. It's the same with Meesei, and I'm sure other Argonians we don't even know. I think they knew I would be strong as a lycan, and that I would be able to help. Even if it meant giving my soul away to a Daedra."

The brief silence that followed was punctuated by Kaleeth's eyes growing wider as her final revelation came over her. "I went out looking for Hircine that day, but...it wasn't him I found. I remember it now, so clear...I never communed with Hircine. The Hist guided that werecrocodile to me." 

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"I wish we did not have to ask this of you." Ahnasha began. "I know how you feel. I felt much the same way back when we first learned the true stakes, though I think I've become numb to it by now. We've been fighting Vile for over a decade now. Resisting his plans, waging a slow, methodical war against him. A war we have been [i]winning[/i], I can add, but there is one final effort. One...critical last step. Without it, he will just recover in time."

Regardless of her justification for it, Ahnasha showed her regret openly in her expression, whether she wanted to or not. Her eye's flicked away from Calia's, and there was some strain for her to speak. "I never wanted to cause you this kind of pain or...distress. I know you will worry about your son being in danger, and you will worry about your husband. And...I can't promise that either of them will be safe if we all step up and fight this threat. I can only promise that [i]none[/i] of us will be safe if we do not. Perhaps that alone will be enough to convince him, but I would be thankful for any advice you can give to help persuade him. Meesei will be coming to check up on us tomorrow, and we will need to talk to her and tell her of this idea. I have no doubt she will approve of it, and she can bring along a Penitus Oculatus agent if you think it would help give us more credibility."