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Bertrand, standing to Maquinar's left, smiled at the older Feien's gesture, nodding eagerly. Ernestine, to the right, clapped her hands and said, "I can't believe we're almost there!"

The trio, once they were near enough, and at Maq's indication, rose as one and flew to the door, where the juvies watched as the older Feien pressed the doorbuzzer.

"That'd be Ernie." Maq grinned back at his friends, then turned his friendly features towards Kira's scowl. "And I see you've got the family all together now..."

Aria blushed. "Bertrand then." She wasn't sure how this child was towards affection and so, did not attempt to hug him.

Ian, on the other hand, flattly did not care. He grabbed Bertrand up in a hug. "Pleased to finally meet you, Bert!" He sat the boy down, grinning widely.

She turned her attention to Kira. "Come down and meet your brother."

"I rather not...I'm going back to the game," Kira said, turning back towards the bedroom. Aria shook her head. "I'm sorry...she's so self centered." She smiled warmly at Ernie. "You're adorable....I have never seen a feien like you before. "

Ian looked Ernie over and held out his hand. "Ianios and Aria, pleased to meet you."

A soft "Oof!" had escaped Bertrand at the onset of the hug, which caught him a bit off-guard. He smiled, however, and had not struggled to escape the embrace, waiting until he was back on his feet to use his fingers to right his hair. He glanced in Kira's direction as the other Feien turned to leave, but surpressed the frown he felt beginning. After all, not everyone was suited to greet the public; wasn't that the reason that he and Ernestine had decided it to be best not to have Ian and Aria over at their own place, where ZDT was?

Ernestine was biting back her own reaction to Kira's departure, but in her case it was a bit of a meaner one, involving tongues and crossed-eyes. Deciding it better to stick with the nice ones, she smiled, a very similar expression to Bertrand's, and took Ian's hand, pumping it eagerly; the girl had a bit of a grip to her. "Pleased to meet you, too. I'm Ernestine, but Maq calls me Ernie."

Bertrand coughed lightly into a loosely closed fist, a noise that sounded suspiciously like a laugh.

"Not a problem, Blue Eyes." Maq grinned back at her, before running a hand through his hair. "I'd love to stick around, but I've been handling the Pixapack for Ter lately, and they all need wrangling. I'll be back in a couple of hours to escort the twins back, though, all right?" This last part was aimed more at Bert and Ernie, and he added a sterner look than his usual along with it.

"Oh no! You're fine to visit a good while!" Aria said, grinning. She sat down. "Tell me about yourselves. Ian and I are interested."

Ian nodded. "That we are. Your bond seems to be raising you right." Ian had never met their bond. He sat down, his hand playing with his braid.

Aria waved to Maq as Rynn came to show Maq out. "Bye Maq!" She looked at Bertrand. He looked so much like her, and seemed a lot like her. She liked that.

He had been getting ready to respond to Ian's question when the sudden and unforgiveably rude parting shot of Maquinar's entered the equation. Dismayed that his friend would be so cruel, Bertrand shook his head, then apologized to the remaining adults, "I am not certain why he said such a thing; undoubtedly he does not believe at all that you would exchange Kira for any reason."

It was Ernestine's turn to smother a chuckle, even as she scooted closer to the others, ready for an indepth discussion of Bertrand's life. After all, having missed the first few months, she never tired of hearing about it.