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Earendil raised one eyebrow and looked at Miyuki.

"Miyuki," he said softly, but firmly, "did you do something that gave you an advantage that the other children did not have?"

Amalirahc opened his mouth to answer for her, but a nudge from Leyenda silenced him.

"I know that," Earendil said softly, making sure she understood that he knew she didn't mean to do anything wrong. He paused for a moment, then asked, "Miyuki, if you were trying to catch your mummi, and she flew into the air where you couldn't go, would that be fair to you? Even if you were having fun, and you didn't say anything to her, would it be fair?"

Earendil reached out and tugged Miyuki into his lap.

"You're not in any trouble, don't worry," he murmured, smiling and hugging her gently. "But just remember ... when you're playing with others, it's nice to keep things fair for everyone, okay?"

The other children probably hadn't cared, maybe because it had been something new and fascinating for them, or because they were just having fun chasing after her - but it wouldn't have been the same game anymore. If Miyuki had changed the game without asking the other children (even if they had still had fun and didn't mind it) she was basically making them do what she wanted, even without meaning to or realizing it.

Still, he wouldn't burden her with that quite yet.

Earendil smiled and kissed Miyuki on the forehead. "Good girl," he murmured. He smiled at her. "Do you want to sit with me while you eat? Or do you want to go back to your spot?"

And so Earendil sat with Miyuki for the rest of the meal. It lasted quite a while - there was a lot of storytelling, a lot of joking, and a lot of just sitting and enjoying themselves - and then they all just lazed around a bit. Kelirahc said it wasn't good to swim right after eating anyways, so it wasn't as if they were in a rush to start their lessons.

"Hey Miyuki, let's build a sand castle in the sand!" Amalirahc cried gleefully, running towards the water's edge.

Amalirahc grinned. "Come on, I'll show you!" he called over his shoulder as he ran. He ran into the water until it just barely went over his ankles, then turned around and sat down, soaking himself instantly. The cool water didn't seem to bother him - he just started pushing water into the sand that was above the waterline.

"See?" he grinned. "When you make the sand wet, you can make things with it!"

He piled it into a pile, then squared it off. "Look! A wall!"

Amalirahc grinned and built up a second tower.

"And we can make crenels and catwalks," he said happily, building away, "and a drawbridge ... maybe we can find a piece of wood somewhere for a drawbridge!"

Earendil, quite full from their large lunch, was just sitting back and relaxing, smiling as he watched the children play. "Is it safe for them to play so close to the water?" he asked in a soft murmur.