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Aethos and Aric were on guard, though it was a fairly simple task now that they were beside the city wall and well in sight of the city guards. Aethos seemed somewhat tense (if a bit tired) but Aric was quite used to night vigils, and he was more relaxed, though just as alert.

Miyuki was the first in the camp to stir out of doors, and Aric turned to look at her purely out of instinct. When he saw her, he smiled and nodded a greeting before turning back to his post.

But a moment later, Amalirahc crawled out from beneath one of the wagons, where he had slept with his parents. He looked around, grinned when he saw Miyuki, then stood up and dusted off his knees. "Morning!" he called out, dashing over to her.

Amalirahc grinned back at Miyuki. "Sure did! And it seems like Senka's still having a good sleep!"

He laughed. He would have pet Senka, but she didn't like him much as things were, if he woke her up she would really be angry with him.

"Do you think I would be able to go into the city with you and your family today?" he asked eagerly. "I haven't been in here in a while, it's pretty good! For a human city."

"All right," Amalirahc replied brightly. "I'll ask them when they come out."

He didn't want to bother them if they were asleep, after all.

One by one, some of the others began emerging from their tents, and Arthael once more took charge of the food, stoking a fire and starting on breakfast.

Inside Earendil and Lin's tent, Earendil was laying, awake, next to Lin, waiting for her to wake up. He wasn't impatient; he was quite content to watch Lin sleep, knowing that there was nowhere for them to rush off to.

Andarien, however, was not so patient: he wriggled a bit in his blankets, then started to whimper, and then started to outright cry.

Earendil chuckled at the way Lin took care of Andarien without even being fully awake. He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. "Good morning."

He brushed one finger lightly across Andarien's cheek, and the infant turned his head to try to suck on his father's finger. Earendil chuckled softly as the boy's wails slowly stopped. "So the music isn't the only thing to get him to quiet," he grinned.

Earendil smiled softly. "Well, now we know. We'll look for something in the city that he can suck on while we're traveling, it would make things easier. We can't travel with no hands, after all."

He sniffed the air. "Come on, it smells as if breakfast is ready. Let's eat, and we'll see if Lady Alena is ready to feed Andarien or if Andarien will have to wait."

He took his finger from the babe's mouth and held back the tent flap for Lin to duck out.

Amalirahc had sneaked a scrap of meat that had finished being cooked and was dangling it in front of Senka's nose.

"Wakey wakey," he grinned at her.

"Careful, Amalirahc," River giggled as she joined the two. "Don't get her angry!"

Earendil followed Lin out of the tent and to the fire, where just about everyone else had gathered. Alena and Leilani were the only ones not by the fire, presumably tending their children. Even Aethos and Aric had joined the group.

Amalirahc giggled and stroked her head gently. "Someday you'll like me more," he grinned. "Just you wait and see."

He looked up and spotted Lin and Earendil making their way over to the fire, and his golden eyes lit up brightly. "Oh! Lin! Earendil! Can I come with you to the city? Please?"

Leyenda and Kelirahc eyed each other apprehensively, but they kept their peace.

Earendil caught the look, and he couldn't help but wonder if there was something that they weren't telling them.