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"That was his choice," Aranxia replied, sticking her tongue out again. "Because he promised you when he was little that he wouldn't go without you! He didn't have to wait!"

"I had to wait until I was older than you, anyways," Earendil quipped. "You know your nako would never have let me travel before I was an adult, and you have many years to go before then. So what you need to do is eat your breakfast and be still. Someday your turn will come."

Aranxia pouted again. "But what if Neko won't let me go, just like he didn't let Mama go?"

"But I want to see more than that!" Aranxia protested. "I want to see the world!"

"Come now, Aranxia," Earendil laughed. "No one can see the whole world. At least, not and talk about it, or see people again. There has to be a limit somewhere."

"That's different," Aranxia murmured sadly. her shoulders slumped, making it clear that she was giving in. "That was his choice."

Still, she wanted to see as much as she could, and if the only way she could complete her journey was to sail off to the Undying Lands, then so be it.

"Sure, but if I just get old ..."

She trailed off. Sure, the world would still be there, but if she had to do what her grandfather expected of her ... she still would never get a chance to travel. She didn't like that her life was ordered for her, not one bit. She wanted to be a free spirit, to do her own thing, even though she was usually shy and reserved.

Aranxia's lips curls in a pout, but she just started eating her food, and didn't say anything more.

Earendil smiled. "Don't take it so hard, Aranxia. Who knows? Perhaps by the next time we go on a trip, you'll be old enough to come."

That brought a smile to Aranxia's lips. She would like that.

It wasn't long before they were finished with their breakfast, and Earendil ushered Lin and Miyuki off to get their bags and head out to the stables.

There, there was a cart waiting for them, piled with bags and lined with cushions, as well as several horses that were ready to ride.

"Up you go," Earendil smiled, hoisting Miyuki up onto the cart. "You can sit up from with your mother, or in the back, or lay down, however you like."

He wished there were some shade for her, but the carriage wasn't good for long trips, so it had to be the cart. Though he supposed she could always drape a blanket over her or something.

"Come on, Miyuki, you better sit down," Earendil chuckled as he mounted his own horse. "You'll fall otherwise."

Shea climbed onto the front seat of the cart and picked up the reins. He would be driving the cart on the trip. "He's right, Miyuki," he told her. "You really don't want to go flying, you'll get hurt."