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He nearly fell over laughing partly because of the height difference and partly just because he was smiling and laughing. With joy... he and Elnara were going to have a child, and if he realized the implications this would have meant to him over a century ago it would have sent him into shock.

No one expected someone like Lore to have a child with another... much less marry.

But expectations were always meant to be broken.

"Oh, you've got that right," Serenity put in, raising one eyebrow. "You haven't been eating right? No wonder you look so tired ... go on, Elnara, go have something to eat ... your father and I will wait, you'll be here for months yet."

Beren chuckled and put one hand on Serenity's shoulder.

"We could always sit in the dining room with her and chat while she's eating," he pointed out with a smile. He glanced over at Lore. "If you don't mind, that is."

Elnara giggled, still feeling quite giddy.

"You make it sound like we never see anyone," she teased Lore, feeling far better than she had earlier. "Honestly, we don't go more than half a day without someone coming to visit or invite us over!"

And then she remembered.

"Oh, Mother, Ada, I made a late breakfast for myself and Lore," she told them. "But there's more than enough for us ... would you like to have some?"

"Elnara made a lot," Lore replied.

And really he wasn't a heavy eater to begin with even though he did eat his breakfast to begin with. He smiled reassuredly at the two.

"It'll be fine."

As Serenity and Beren sat at the table, Beren smiled at Elnara.

"I can see you've gotten quite comfortable here," he chuckled softly. "I imagine it really does feel as if this place is yours."

Elnara smiled warmly as she brought the dishes to the table and set to places for her parents.

"At first it was a little hard to get used to the quietness," she added, serving them food from the pan in the middle of the table, "but now that we're used to it ..."

She blushed slightly.

"It might be a little hard to go back home."

"Now that is a surprise I'm looking forward to see," Lore chuckled.

He knew that most of the children didn't really understand the concept of a natural birth, so to see a baby brother or sister will certainly interesting.. wonderful... educational...

Joyful....

"And we get to see the home we'll be living in wehn we get back," Lore added, "It's a good thing we asked for a home with plently of rooms, more than the children we know will be staying with us."