Meesei grinned back at Sabine. "I will not deny my role in it, but it is [i]your[/i] potential that I unlocked. You have been the best student, and the best daughter, I could have hoped for."

Pausing briefly, Meesei stepped forward and gently took Sabine's hands in her own. "There has been a lot to motivate me over the years. When I started out, it was mostly just my own pride. My desire to be the most powerful being I could be. Then, it was my devotion to Hircine. I had a master I found worthy and was loyal to him and his goals. Then, I had a pack I was responsible for. People who relied on my strength and judgment. Then, my pack became a family. People I care about and want to see living happily. I found love; someone who makes me want to fight for my survival, to come back home and see her again. Whether it was Vile or any other threat, I've been fighting through all of that, and all of those things have given me the strength to keep pressing on. They have all motivated me to see our struggle through to the end."

Meesei gripped Sabine's hands more tightly and pulled them up closer to her. "But no one has ever motivated me more than you, Sabine. The greatest reason I have to fight is to give you the life you deserve to have. You are my legacy in more ways than one. You will carry on my teachings beyond my own lifespan, which I feel is important for any mage, but even aside from that, the person you have become is someone I am unquestionably proud of. I just know that, wherever you go, and whatever you do in your life after this war, you will improve the lives of everyone around you."

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"I know magic that even Meesei hasn't mastered. There is a lot more power in Daedric magic than just summoning thralls. More similar forms of magic than just conjuration. I used to feel like Meesei would always be more powerful, but maybe [i]I[/i] would make a good successor to her as Champion? If I actually wanted that responsibility, that is. I will be honest, I don't envy you having that weight bearing down on your shoulders. All that work, always having everyone relying on your decisions...I don't think it's worth being considered the "strongest." Not for me." Ahnasha said with a shrug.

Ahnasha embraced Fendros more tightly, moving her hands around his back and pressing herself against him. The look in her eyes and the grin she wore started to move back towards her more suggestive attitude from before. "I think we're all lucky to have you, you know? Someone brave enough to put up with that responsibility. I don't really want to be such a...I guess you would call it a public figure. The leader everyone is always looking up to. But, you can be confident knowing you'll always have me with you to support you. You'll always have my advice, always have my power to protect you. I mean, hopefully it will be a while before you have to take up that kind of leadership, but once you do, I will be glad to be your own deadly weapon. And if anyone ever threatens you or hurts you, I will just rip our their soul and enchant it into a cheese knife." She said, albeit with something of a cheerful grin.