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"Whenever you want to," Serenity smiled back. "It looks like Ian won't be getting lessons in today, and I think Prince might be a little preoccupied now ..."

Not to mention, she had no idea what time it would be by the time they got back, but they did still have to meet her parents and tell them the big news.

Serenity blinked in surprise. "Into my school?" she questioned, not exactly sure which one Gaunt meant. Sure, there was a school in the Seconds world as well, but it was mostly for magic.

She thought about what that would mean. Prince wouldn't be able to stay with Gaunt, then ... he would have to either live with her and Ian - quite possible - or in the dorms, which she would rather not have him do.

Ian looked up at Serenity and Gaunt, half hopeful, half excited. "Prince can go to school with me?" he asked, hardly daring to hope it would be true. "Really? Can he?"

Serenity smiled and reached for Gaunt's free hand, squeezing it tightly in her own. "Our school is perfect for Seconds," she assured him softly. "Grandma is the headmistress ... she has several Seconds of her own. She makes sure that it's accommodating for them. And ..."

She giggled and winked at him. "Family doesn't pay tuition."

Serenity leaned her head against Gaunt's lips and smiled. "Grandma wouldn't make you pay for just a few months," she told him softly. "You would already be counted as family, I'm sure."

She turned her head and kissed him lightly. "Whenever you want to send Prince, I'm sure it will be all right."

Ian turned and held up one hand to Prince to give him a high five. "Yeah!" he beamed. "Prince! You and me can go to the same school! Isn't that really cool? It'll be so much fun! Maybe we can even be in the same classes!"

Serenity giggled and squeezed Gaunt's hand slightly. "We'll have to see what time it is, and if she's still awake," she reminded him. "She's rather pregnant right now, so I don't know what hours she keeps anymore."

Ulrich beamed at them. "Give Kara our regards," he said cheerfully. "Well, and everyone else as well," he added with a chuckle. "Can't leave anyone out of course."

Serenity nodded. "We will. But we should get going then ..." She slipped out of Gaunt's arms and picked up Ian, thinking that Prince might be a little preoccupied with his puzzle to carry Ian.

Serenity smiled warmly at Ulrich. "Yes, thanks for everything," she said warmly. "And wherever Ulani is, tell her goodbye and thanks from us as well."

Ian clutched his bow tightly and waved. "Bye Ulrich!" he beamed. "Thanks for the bow! It was really nice meeting you!"

Ulrich smiled at everyone. "And it was nice meeting all of you as well," he chuckled. He was pleased to see how involved Prince was with his puzzle. His own grandchildren had been rather unimpressed, but it seemed that Prince was, like the other Seconds he knew, more intuitive and determined than normal children.

Adonijah, who was still sitting at the table silently, merely nodded his head at the others.

Serenity thought about that. "Well ... I guess it's just like any other school," she murmured. "Reading, writing, mathematics ... and as you get into the higher grades, sciences and other maths, and of course the choice of art and music and ... I guess the only catch is that each student is under one of the two heads: under Grandma, as a magic student, or under Headmaster Scott, who teaches fighting. All of our family is under the magic class, but it's more theory than anything ... unless of course you want Prince to learn magic there."

She shrugged. "But all the magic I know - practical magic anyways - I learned from the goddess Minty in the Seconds World. I just learn applications and theories in school now."

Ian grinned up at Gaunt. "I'm learning about the magic, too," he nodded, "because Grandma Kara says that Headmaster Scott is scary and irresponsible. Grandma 'Nara's don't like him much either, but she says if I wanna learn to fight I should come here and learn from her family."