With that, Janius' face showed conflict. "...What?" he breathed. "[i]They[/i] made you turn?" He half-raised his hands and, after a moment, let them fall. "Did they give you a choice in the matter?"

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Calia rather abruptly shook her head at both the mention of Meesei. "Ahnasha, let us cut pretences. Rossarm will not listen to any Argonian about something like this. Allow me to speak with him with a writ from Imperial officials calling him to action. I will [i]not[/i] tempt an incident like this afternoon, even if he was..." Her nostrils flared as she attempted to contain herself. "...In his cups and brutish as a troll!"

While Calia looked away and tried to drain the anger from her cheeks, Fendros held his head forward and spoke softly. "We can get that for you. Thank you, mother."