Meesei moved herself next to Sabine to sit. "I think you have had a more difficult task than I did building my pack. Indeed, I think Hircine did much of the work for me. He guided me to those with potential, or guided them to me. He does not do that for [i]every[/i] pack alpha. Nevertheless, I do trust your judgment, and all of the time and patience you wish to put into it." 

"At least after this, you won't need to build a pack for war." Ahnasha commented, still gently rubbing Fendros' stomach. "And if you don't have to worry about that, then you can feel free to pick people that you feel you could see yourself calling family one day. Maybe Karl? It's obvious how much you care about him." She suggested. 

Especially in the low-light of the evening, it was hard to see down underneath the surface of the river in the slower, murkier sections. Kaleeth, in contrast to her cumbersome nature on land, could move almost entirely undetected to someone swimming on the surface. For Janius, the only hint he had as to any presence around him were the subtle appearance of two eyes and a hint of a crocodilian snout just barely above the water near the far shore.