Jhiri strides into the tower and moves to her desk, Sedare and Saevire in their carrier and quickly deposited into their play pen. The woman settles down at her desk and begins to go over the ledger Cervus has helped to compile of all the Fey children he could remember. As he was just a boy when the curse struck, it has been difficult for him to remember names so much as totems.
Ahnna looked over after her 'extencive' observation of Rosa in her smaller fey state. "Oh, doctor." She chirped for a greeting with a rather big smile. "How are you?" She asked, standing up and starting to walk twords her until she blinked a few times and walked back to go retrieve the little fey. "And your thule?" She hadent noticed Cervus yet, for the distance and his size.
Jhiri looked up as Ahnna approached and smiled. "Busy as always, but doing well. As are the girls. Well mostly. We had a bit of a situation at the zoo the other day, but I think they're over it." She tilted her head and squinted to glimpse little Rosa. "And how is that little darling doing? She's so pretty."
Cervus descended from the rafters above, where he'd been carving what looks like a tiny bow from a twig of maple Sajhiri snapped off a tree outside the tower. He alighted on her desk and gave a regal nod to Ahnna and her charge.
"How is the bow coming, Your Majesty?" Jhiri asked, gesturing to the makeshift weapon in progress.
"We shall know better the next time we cross over to Tir Nan Og. If the weapon remains a useable size for me there, this will be an invaluable way to conserve the forest there, by using what is basic deadfall here."
Neith and Filix wandered in... or rather... Neith walked in, and Filix was clutching to her ear with both of her hands, balancing on her shoulder. Waving to people around and mumbling hellos, Neith sat down on a cushion, while Filix started to swing on the blonde hair, Neith's hand underneath her the entire time.
"Oh did you? I have yet to venture to the zoo with my thule.. Aikaz is sick, you see. Kuya's thule.. the uhm.. sickly looking one, sort of.." She shrugged, "Well, its good to keep that one in one place anyways....Rosa is doing very well!" She said all of a sudden, rather enthusiastically with a smile. "Shes managed to get on Aikaz' good side too, which suprised me enough, since Aikaz really only takes to her sister if anyone.. Whats more I think shes overjoyed in the fact she can now -sit- in the roses, literally. It takes hours to get her out of my flowerpot.. do you think.. sitting like that, and just.. staring and.. singing to those things.. is healthy?" Ahnna asked, her face frowning somewhat as she thought of it before she nodded at Cervus. "Thats a great idea, King Cervus.. I would of never thought to try that out. We can only hope, I guess.."
Rosa was examining her surroundings again, and let out a big smile and baby coo when she saw the other fey. She greeted him with 'ello' and waved a moment before she looked at Jhiri and grinned again, "Pretty!?" she -screamed- at the top of her lungs, granted rather small at the moment.
Sajhiri looked over at the arrival of Neith and Filix, and she smiled. "I swear, if that one weren't a count's daughter she'd be pulling on breeches and swinging a sword at the front of your army, Cervus."
Cervus grunted slightly and just shook his head. "There is no harm in play at her young age, Revered Daughter. There will be time enough later for courtly manners and fancy gowns. Let her have her youth for the short time she may.
Jhiri nodded a bit sadly, but her expression became concerned at Ahnna's words. "Moros made Aikaz ill? Heavens, I'll have to steer clear of him when I have the girls with me. I don't think I'll handle their getting sick very well. But I suppose that's one of the regular trials of parenthood, eh? She grinned over at Rosa's outburst. "yes, you are very pretty, Rosa dear!"
Neith listened to Filix for a few seconds, then stood up and wandered towards Sajhiri's direction. Filix still clutched to Neith's hair with one hand, but the other hand was waving towards Sajhiri and Cervus. Filix beamed at them, happy to see others. It had been so long! And besides, she was sure she'd heard a yell from another, and hadn't the big woman just said the magic word, 'Rosa'?
Neith tugged a chair over, and sat down, while Filix crawled down her arm and sat on Neith's wrist. She peered up at them both, not sure if she should come closer while quietly telling them both, "Hello!" Once she had said hello, she crawled onto the tabletop, and wandered over to sit next to Cervus, the hyperactive side pushed down in front of the adult. Adult, and king. Wriggling till she was comfortable, she asked, "You said Rosa?"
Ahnna waved with her free hand at Neith a moment before she smiled, "Indeed it is. Im afraid I am not intact with much protectiveness though, with that sort of thing. I mean, kids are going to get sick - and honestly if I were to protect Aikaz from every one she picked on.." She trailed off then smiled, "You didnt awnser my question about Rosa, Doctor. I wouldent be so persistant with this, its just worrying me.." She said, referring to the staring/singing/obsessing over flowers thing with Rosa.
Rosa grinned again, she flopped over backwards seeming to fall over in pure joy over the thought of -her- being pretty. "Meh?!" She screamed again, as if to make absolutely sure she was getting this right. She started to sit up when she saw her sister and seemed to get even happier which was begining to seem near impossible.
Jhiri chuckled a little at Rosa and cooed back, "yes you!". She looked up at Ahnna with as much reassurance as she could muster. "I don't see anything odd with it. Cervus was constantly running through the forest scraping his antlers against trees as a teen...it's no odder than that, surely."
Cervus turned scarlet for a moment at the revelation of his brief and boisterous youth. The fey Kings wings flutter with an indignant buzz as he folded his arms over his chest and gave the doctor a stern look. It softened, however, as Filix sat nearby. "Good day to you child. I do hope you are well. And I believe your sister is nearby as well..."
Filix was already standing up by the time Cervus had spoken, peering around for the source of the sound. It didn't take her long to notice the younger girl, who really was quite obvious. Filix beamed, and rushed over towards Rosa, sitting down next to her and holding out her arms. "ROSA!"
Neith grinned at the sisters, and looked up at Sajhiri and Ahnna. "The most Filix has done is try to ride a snail and climb up the flowers..." Neith paused, realizing that that didn't sound as normal when she said it out loud and added, "As well as going for walks in the gardens. She has more energy than I do, sadly enough. Filix is going to make me fit if we keep trying to find things in the gardens."
Ahnna blinked a few times when she discovered she had two fey in her hand and shook her head, moving them back to the table and meaning to usher them both back onto the tabletop, not feeling quite comfortable with the two precious lives in the palm of her hand. "Yes, well, I have little minature shackles I chain her and my Aduthule in every day." She said sarcastically, before she looked up and nodded. "Kidding." She reassured.
Rosa went to cling to her sister. Mainly going for any of her limbs, and if she had it her way she would be pinned to her oldersibling within seconds. "Filix! Meh pretty!" She informed, triumphantly, brightly, and more then anything joyously.
Jhiri groaned a little. "Tell me about it. Saevire and Sedare run me ragged, not to mention all the dragon and gryphon hatchings, and giving therapy to the Mendels. I'm grateful Cervus is an adult and can control himself."
Cervus let out a small chuckle at the exasperation in Sajhiri's voice. "Why thank you, Revered Daughter. I shall take that as a compliment."
Sajhiri smiled and looked at the pair of sisters. "They are very close, aren't they? And I don't envy you Ahnna. Aikaz looks like as much of a handful as Saevire."
Filix giggled when she found the younger Rosa clinging to one arm and her waist. She patted at Rosa's hair, tugging her into her lap to hold her there while she looked up to listen to everyone.
"You pretty... and so is everyone." Filix whispered to Rosa quietly, patting at her hair some more.
Neith stayed quiet, but she knew how the others felt, so just listened quietly and sympathetically, adding quietly, "They don't look so bad? Not to me, anyway, I don't live with them. I worry about Filix the most out of the ones I take care of. She's so tiny and easily hurt around here."
"Indeed Cervus, I imagine that antler thing in the forest was quite unnerving." She half teased the king before she gave a slight huff at Jhiri, "Well, not really.. I think you have it tougher with Saevire. Aikaz wont really let me connect with her too much, she goes off and goes her evil ploys on her own. I just have to clean up the mess and apolagize after. Rael is my miss attention needer.. Rosa even more so. Actually, Im hoping those two dont start to get jealous of each other.. im begining to think that was Aikaz' plan all along.." Ahnna furrowed her brow as she thought about it, little pieces evolved from the days prior begining to fit.
Rosa shook her head, "Nuh uh." She half muttered, knowing full well that there were plenty of things that certinly werent.. pretty. Or what she considered pretty. Once she was settled she immidiently began to nitpick her sisters appearance and fuss over anything about her that was inneed of proper grooming of a soon-to-be-countess. She even looked over at her king once and seemed to be ranting to him in jibberish, while pointing and complaining about her sister's hygiene(sp).
