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Nehanda "merped!" in surprise and untwisted her head so quickly that she fell off of Foenix's shoulder. Catching herself mid-air, she fluttered over to look more closely at the new gryphon.

Foenix reached down to pay Nahda's head and nodded. "Dfly did indeed. Nahda's fitting quite well into our family, although she takes a little too much pleasure in teasing Kylara . . ."

Nahda gazed over at Twizzler, then ran forward. "Hi! Are you from the same place as me?" The ebulliant child reached out and grabbed Twizzler's hand, ready to play.

Up in the tree, Freya sat up in startlement at Sage's poke. "Wha-?!" Rubbing her eyes, she realized that her friend was sitting in front of her. "Sage!" she immediately turned bright red, remembering that kiss.

Nehanda merped and fluttered around the other gryphon. It had been quite a few days since she had been able to play with another gryphon her size. Acia was really, really great, but Nehanda had a major case of hero-worship for he older Aerandir. Pueblo was someone she could be silly with! She playfully dove at her tail, liking the look of the furry appendage.

Nahda laughed. "That's Kylara! She has an egg that someone gave her for Valentine's Day. It's really fun to take the egg and run away and hide! I know she's really big, but she's really soft and furry, and sometimes she'll let me ride on her back!" The cheerful girl leaned in close and whispered to Twizzler, "Kylara doesn't talk out loud. She talks in your head!"

Foenix grinned at Fae's hint and gestured toward the blanket. "Yup! Come join us. I was hoping we'd bump into someone, so I brought a lot. Just the usual spread of sandwiches, fruits, veggies, some chopped liver for Kylara -although I'm sure she'd be happy to share- and brownies!"

Freya fought against her flush and managed to answer Sage. "Oh, I'm doing okay. Foenix has been very busy with Nehanda's garden, so I've been digging around in the dirt a lot. What have you been up to?"

Nehanda was surprised by Pueblo's sudden switch from land to air. with a merp of surprised pleasure, she beat her large wings and climbed higher, until she found a strong breeze that smelled strongly of the sea. Happily, she glided away form the other gryphon.

Nahda giggled again. It was, after all, one of her favorite noises. "No, really! Come on, I'll show you." She dragged the poor boy over to the Jivvin. "Hey Kylara," she chirped. This is Twizzy, and he doesn't believe that you talk in our heads. Say hi! I'll even hold your egg for you . . ."

The Jivven sat up and narrowed her eyes at the cheerful Tahnee. *I don't think so, you obnoxious, devious child.* In a sudden switch of tone, she brought her eyes over to meet Twizzler's. *It is a pleasur eto meet you. i wish you well in your . . . adventures with this one here.* She indicated Nahda.

Foenix nodded, sipping absently at a cup of icea tea. "Well, Satureday's completely out. I've got a dance competition that'll last all day, and I'm going to be completely wiped by the time i get home. Sunday could work, though. I'd love to come over and see your place."

Freya nodded at Sage and dangled her legs from the branch. His adorable stuttering did not in the least put her off. In fact, she found it quite endearing, and very reassuring. It made her feel a little more comfortable in her own nervousness about where their friendship was heading.

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Ieyasu stepped outside his house, closing the wooden door with a soft click. As he adjusted the rucksack over his shoulders, the deer chaser thunked. Paying it no attention, he took a few paces from the house, gazing around.

Ieyasu hadn't had too much time to spend exploring, socialising or generally kicking about the past couple of days. Now, he intended to make up for that. And he'd begin by taking a wander around the little settlement. Who knew - perhaps he would bump into someone or something interesting.

Taking care not to jolt the bag, he took off at a leisurely pace, just wandering, watching the sights and listening to the sounds.

Fae had looked at the time: Foenix would be nearly here! Since she had tidied her house up the night before, there really wasn't more to do left. She made sure she knew where everyone was before she scooped Pueblo up and stepped outside.

The sun was low but not dark yet. Pueblo's ears stood up on end as she noticed the sun was going down and squirmed around in her guardian's arms. Fae squinted her eyes behind her rounded glasses in search for any signof Foenix- then, there she was, heading across the ground. Fae waved and stood on her toes. "Hey, Foenix!" She cried out, reguardless if there was anyone else outside.

The setting sun had cast a golden glow, the shadows beginning to grow long. As far as Ieyasu could tell, the village seemed to be very quiet. Surely someone is alive around here...?

Then, all of a sudden, a shout broke the relative quiet. Turning in the direction of the noise, Ieyasu stared quizzically. He could see a figure standing just outside one of the houses, waving frantically. He couldn't see the person who was the recipient, this 'Foenix'.

Then, from behind one of the buildings obscuring his view, another figure moved into his line of sight. There was something else too, a little silhouette of a creature flittering about. That gave Ieyasu something to think about. What was that??

Foenix scowled down at the wrap and swung her cane in reply. "Oh, my partners and I did really well at the competition yesterday. Unfortunately, that also meant that I was dancing a LOT, and I have a history of ankle problems. It's really just a bit overworked, but I got out of bed this morning and fell over!"

Nehanda immediately came to rest of the ground, and performed a clumsy little buck of excitement, kicking her back legs up into the air. she quickly ran around Pueblo, ready to play.

Nahda looked down at the gryphons, and reached up to tug on Fae's pants. "Where's Twizzy?"