"You would watch your tone with me, mortal." The priest muttered, "I already told you that Vile is clever, it is his way to reveal the negative side of a pact [i]after[/i] it has been agreed upon. If that negative side is his involvement, even you could predict that he would not simply talk to you like I am doing. I would have you bask in my presence so that you understand the severity of this situation. Vile will be more subtle."

The priest slowly strode around them, circling them both as Fendros kept turning to face him. Ahnasha's words had echoed off the walls of the now empty temple, but the priest's words did not. "As for when, I can guarantee that it will happen, but not in any specific amount of time." The priest's tone was still slow and hypnotic, "You lycans have been blessed with such wonderful hearing. All manner of whispers may reach you. The wisdom to know how to interpret them is where your lord Hircine fell short in his blessings."

For a few more steps, the priest looked at them as he stopped walking by the statue of Boethiah. His blank look gave an air of expectation. Fendros felt as if he was awfully exposed. This... being seemed to have much knowledge about them, too much. He certainly wasn't going to trust it, at least not immediately. "How will the offer be given?" Fendros asked finally.

"Mmm..." The priest began to walk again, "My sight can see far enough to know that the offer will come from a Breton." The priest began to emit a low chuckle, as if knowing not only how wide sweeping the statement was, but who the immediate suspects would be, "Beyond that, it will be your task to know, mortals."

Fendros clenched his teeth, there was no doubt who they were talking to now, and she wasn't giving them any worthwhile information. Knowing her, she would try to tear apart the ties of the pack just for her own enjoyment. Though if what she mentioned was true about having an interest in disrupting Clavicus Vile, then perhaps her intentions were partly sincere. "You are Mephala, aren't you?" Fendros said, his head angled forward with an angered expression.

The priest stopped circling them while in front of the shrine to Mephala. "Ah, this one can interpret some whispers now." The priest raised his arms higher this time, partly assuming the pose of the statue he stood in front of. Lowering his arms, he stood perfectly still. "We have time for one last question, mortals. Select it wisely, for any further questions will cost you... favours." The priest's eyes lowered to Ahansha's stomach, and not without them noticing. Fendros stepped forward and put his hand over Ahnasha's stomach protectively, keeping his eyes on the priest with a look that told Mephala not to even dare it. Being in the empty temple with this daedra was only becoming more and more unnerving.

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"Amazing." Ariel said under her breath. Whatever Meesei had managed to do, it managed to peel off some of the enchantment like the skin of an apple. Ariel hadn't seen anything like it before, save for disenchanting items, but that was done in a completely different way.

Some footsteps from further down the cave put the group on edge suddenly. Sabine immediately stood up. The voices that echoed along with the footsteps relaxed them however. Lorag and Janius had returned. They emerged at the entrance of the chamber with some small game over their shoulders. "Hello again! How goes the skeleton taming?" Janius said jovially as he approached them. Going on a hunt had evidently improved his mood. He looked to Lorag, who had the carried the soul gems. They were filled now, and they had caught some non-humanoid meat in the process. "The smaller souls are all in jumpy and shy creatures in these parts, but at least they're abundant. The hardest part was putting the soul trap on them [i]before[/i] killing them."