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Liliana giggled quietly, her green eyes glinting with amusement but her father only smiled softly. "It is a wizard way of transportation to get from one place to another in only a few seconds. Trelweny calls it magical teleportation. It does not hurt, but for one unexperienced with such a way of travel it can be a bit disorienting." He looked at his daughter thoughtfully. "Liliana dear, if you would disapparate now, to apparate in one of the wingbacks in the library please. I shall bring Ember with me to the larger sofa" Then back to Ember. "On your go, Soul-Brother."

With a nod & a "Yes, Daddy." the little crimson female disapparated.

His grin curled lopsidedly in affectionate amusement. "I have never left behind so much as half an eyebrow when apparating, my friend. All that is needed is to hold tight."

With a happy smile on his maw Remus snuggled his soul brother in return, tucking his head over Ember's neck and holding him close. His friend really was like family to him, the way he felt for Ember. The love he had never dimiminished, but seemed to age like fine wine even when they could not be together. Remus missed their sleeping arrangements at the headquarters more than he would say. "Don't fear." He murmured softly in Ember's ear as they disapparated.

They apparated together onto sofa with plenty of room for both kitsus covered in a soft leather in front of a fireplace where a small blaze gently flickers behind a sturdy grate. They were in a huge classic library that could not possibly fit into what could be seen from the front of the house. Or the house itself, from what Ember can most likely recall from what he might have seen of it when delivering that letter to Remus all that time ago. The walls were floor to ceiling with books of every sort lining them except for long, thin floor to raised ceiling windows evenly spaced throughout. The windows looked thin more from their height then their width, which is enough for an average human to sit in the window seat below each with their legs pulled up to rest a book on their knees while they took on a view of the ever-blooming gardens outside. On either side of the sofa the two males now occupy were matching leather wingback chairs. Each chair was just large enough for a full grown kitsu to curl into, and Liliana was poised in such a position in all her teen elegance green eyes focused on the spot they were to arrive. She said nothing, leaving the honors to her father. "Welcome to our home, Soul Brother." The wizard softly spoke.

Somehow, the young female managed to keep her face schooled at Ember's reactions. Remus simply smiled and nuzzled his friend. "I am glad you like it, Ember." Curling up on the sofa around his friend's legs the wizard watched with light in his dark eyes. "You're more than welcome to bring your family here as well, Soul Brother. But for now, why not tell me the name of a book you would like to read and if we have it, I will fetch it for you."

Now Liliana giggled. Her father's friend did not seem much older than she was, the way he acted! But she knew from the way her daddy spoke of him that he had kits of his own. "How about "Hogwarts: a History"?" She offered helpfully, with a quiet "Wingardium Leviosa" to float the book to the reading table conveniently near the sofa where the two males were.

Remus smiled with a pleased nod at the daughter who lived with him. "Thank you, Liliana." His eyes sparkled, glad to see his friend's reaction though not sure how to progress now. "I am only sad that it took so long to get you here, Ember."

Dark eyes saddened, and Remus curled his neck around Ember's as his friend shifted. "Always open, Ember." His voice too was soft, but in a comforting fashion showing that his love fore his friend & Soul Brother never waned. "Perhaps now more than ever, we both have kits, my friend. I would like them to know each other. I would like my kits to know you, SoulBrother. More than my speaking of you."

Liliana smiled, tucking into her father's side until she seemed no more than an extention of him and sighed in contentment. Green eyes softly watched the adults with intelligent interest mixed with modest decorum.

There was a twinkle in the teen's green eyes as she answered before her father could think of how he wanted to answer. "Only like all the time." Lily said with a grin, immitating the beach audio that had joined the family some weeks ago slightly. Enought that Remus shot her a look for that, as well as for her interjection in general when the question had been posed to him. But he was not relly upset and his daughter knew that, though she still dipped her head in deference to her father's mild rebuke. White and gold tails swept behind her. She liked her Daddy's friend. He was quiet, he liked books... and he was not Mother. Or MauCho. nd he made Daddy happy. That was enough for her.

"Why would I not speak of you, Ember? You are like family to me. When we are apart, it is as if talking about you brings you near me in some small way." His face grew thoughtful, wondering that & also how to get their families together.