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Earendil chuckled at Miyuki and squeezed her hand. "Just going to my study again," he told her, nodding at the door they were approaching. "We have to plan things to get ready for our trip, so that tomorrow when we wake up, we can leave."

It made him feel good inside to hear her call him ada, and it was tempting for him to call her a'sum in return: the elvish word for daughter.

He let go of Miyuki's hand. "Why don't you go on and see if Uncle Shea and Uncle Mikhail are in there already?" he grinned.

Earendil chuckled as Miyuki ran off. "So obedient," he grinned down at Lin. "Lucky for us."

He pulled Lin closer and gave her a quick hug, then leaned over and kissed her on top of her hair ever so lightly before letting her go again.


Shea and Mikhail were indeed in Earendil's study. Shea was sitting in Earendil's chair, and Mikhail was looking over his shoulder at some plans that they had drawn up. They looked up as Miyuki ran into the room, and both of them smiled.

"Well, well," Mikhail chuckled. "Welcome back."

Earendil grinned, glad Lin hadn't thought he was being too forward.

"Now let's just hope that we can keep her occupied on the trip," he chuckled as they entered the study.

"Ah," Mikhail smiled, "and there he is. So. Things are settled now?"

Earendil grinned at his uncle. "Yes. All settled. We leave tomorrow! But we're going to have to take a cart or something, Lin hasn't ridden in a very long time, and Miyuki never has."

"Perhaps we could make another visit to the Borderlands in the future," Earendil suggested with a smile. "It was such a great visit the last time ... and who knows how long it will be before we're back here, a lot could have changed since then."

"There are horses here that you could learn with," Shea added. "Unicorns too, if they'll have you."

Shea nodded. "Earendil tells us there are no horses on the island," he added. "We might talk to Arwen and Roydon about taking some on the ship, though I'm not sure how horses fare on the ocean."

"We'll keep that in mind," Earendil nodded. "See what they say then."

Though he wasn't sure how much free time he would have there: he was supposed to be helping Aerin with ruling the kingdom after all.

Shea laughed. "That settles it!" he grinned. "Earendil, before the day is out, you have to take her to see the stables."

Mikhail smiled and nodded agreement. "Though it sure would be nice if we could take some horses with us," he added. "If we're going to be overlooking the construction of an entire city, we need to be able to get from one area to another very quickly ..."

"We'll see what Arwen says," Shea reminded his brother. "At any rate, Earendil, you should take Lin and Miyuki to the stable. We'll start packing your study for you."

"Just make sure you use my runed bag," Earendil nodded. He turned to Lin. "Would you like to see the stable?" he asked her. "I don't believe you've been there before, and it will be good for Miyuki."

Earendil chuckled. "Then off we go," he grinned. He turned to his uncles. "Thanks again," he grinned. "See you soon."

He turned to Miyuki. "Would you like to ride on my back?" he asked her with a grin.