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Andarien nodded his agreement. "I'll be back later, then," he told Corazin with a wide smile. "Thank you!"

Corazin winked at him. "I look forward to it. See you later, then." He bid farewell to the others and headed back into his shop.

"Come," Lily beckoned to them, starting up the street again. "The harbour is this way."

Andarien packed his chest quickly, making sure to put his newly runed bag in it as well. There was only the most basic of crew on board - the rest had all gone ashore - and the ship seemed eerily empty as Andarien made his way back up on deck to meet with the rest of his family again.

Lily had waited on deck for them, and he found her at the rail of the ship, watching Naida and a blue-haired girl playing in the water a bit closer to the shore.

Andarien grinned up at Miyuki. "Yeah ... maybe we can learn to swim while we're here, too. River says it's lots of fun too but I never learned."

To be fair, it had been too dangerous for those who were not the best of swimmers while they were in the middle of the ocean, and while they'd been at Amon Darthir, it had just been too cold to learn.

Lily couldn't help but smile at Andarien's comment. "You're going to be quite busy, I think, Andarien," she murmured. "Between apprenticing and learning from your cousin ... are you certain that you will have time to learn to swim?"

Andarien shrugged, but his smile never wavered. "Maybe not. But maybe if I do I can."

Lily smiled. "Have you someone in mind for teaching?" she asked the two curiously.

Andarien shook his head. "River probably wouldn't have the time because she spends all her time with Jess," he replied. "And I don't know anyone else who swims - well, Feng and Ryu and Naida don't count, because they're mers and they don't swim like we do. They're half fish!"

Lily smiled. "You could also ask - if you want, anyways - Naida's new friend. I don't know if it's Aysu or Ta'neer, they're identical ... and come to think of it, they're usually together, too - but anyways, they love swimming, and they love sharing their love of swimming."

When Miyuki mentioned their parents, Andarien looked towards the door that led below to see if Lin and Earendil had finished getting their bags yet. He was anxious to get back to Corazin's shop.

Earendil was indeed right behind Lin, and he stepped outside right after her, squinting slightly in the comparative brightness of outside after being inside for a while.

"All set, then?" he asked brightly, seeing the others already out there.

Andarien nodded eagerly. "Yes! And now we're going to go back to Corazin's shop, right?"

Eon blocked Andarien's path and yipped up at him, and Andarien winced slightly.

"Oh yeah," he murmured, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. "We need food first ... Nana, are we going to eat on the ship since we're here?" He looked around. "Except I don't think Arwen or Leyenda is here to make anything for us ..."