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"Ah. Interesting. They're tiny."
He turned back to Fae again. "You have a nice home here. Unfortunately, I can't really stay. I need to get back and make a start on some cooking before it gets too late."

He smiled to Fae and to Foenix.
"I'll see you both around, no doubt. Later!"
With that, he stepped out of the house and down the path, raising a hand in a wave to the girls and to the little Aerandir. It was a shame he had to go, but his dinner wouldn't cook itself.

Foenix smiled and ran her hand over the smooth wood of a bookcase, then looked over at her friend. "I wouldn't worry too much about it. It took us a little while to come up with the idea of creating a garden for Nehanda. And frankly, I did that because I needed something to occupy her while I was working!"

She walked around the room, stopping now and then to study one of the lovely pictures. "Eventually, Pueblo's going to figure out esactly what she wants. and let me tell you, she'll let you know!"

Nehanda nodded and follwed the owl/wolf gryphon into the house. She caught up to her and briefly ran her bill over the other's ears. They were just so cute!

Nahda giggled to herself and ran into a room. After a quick glance around, she stuffed herself beneath the desk, pulling the chair in after her to conceal her little form. Just let Twizzy try to find her here!

foenix joined Fae on the couch, and studied the room. "I'm guessing that your private rooms are downstairs? Hmm. Well, I'd say it depends on where you spend the most time. If it's up here in the main room, and you want to spend a lot of time entertaining, then put the fireplace up here. And I've got a pattern for a really lovely needle-point hearth stand that I'd be happy to make for you."

Nehanda employed her wings and leapt nimbly up after her friend. It was really nice, she decided, to finally have a close friend among the othe rgryphons. She'd only met Lucius briefly, and the little boy seemed far too rough. But Pueblo was so calm and soothing to be around. Pus, her fur was really soft, and a lot warmer then Nehanda's own hide!

Nahda tried to stifle the giggles as she watched Twizzler search for her. It was so hard to be quiet! A soft little laugh escaped her, and she clapped her hands over her mouth.

Foenix blushed and laughed. "Oh, no! The hearth stand is jsut a screen that stands in front and looks pretty when you're not using the fireplace. I'd really have no idea where to start building one!" She ran a hand over the couch and thought for a moment. "I think I'd prefer to stay up here for a while. There are some other things you could do with this area, like window treatments that would really bring out some of the colors around the room."

Nehanda merped softly in contentment and snuggled closer to Pueblo. She was realy quite happy to just listen to their guardians talk about . . . well, whatever it was they were talking about.

Nahda lost control of her laughter and shrieked with excitement. "You found me! You found me!" She pushed her way out from under the desk and pushed Twizzler gently (at least, gently for her). "Now you go hide! I can count all the way up to 12!"

Upstairs, Foenix winced, as she could hear the Tahnee girl quite clearly. "I'm really sorry, Fae. Nahda has absolutely no manners at all."

Foenix grinned down at Twizzler and pressed a finger to her lips, indicating her promised silence, before looking back at Fae. "I like the idea of a window seat. You could buy or make a wide box with a hinged top, and put cushions and stuff on top. Then you'd have both the window seat and something for storage!"

Startled, Nehada was initially inclined to jump up at the rough cuddle. but this was Pueblo, so she remained still, deciding that actually, it wasn't too bad! When the owl/wolf gryphon began to nibble on her ear, she even allowed her eyes to drift closed. It was a very soothing sensation. she spread a single enormous wing and draped it over the both of them.

Nahda quickly counted up to twelve, skipping 4 and 7, and including 2 four times. "Ready or not, here I's comes!" she cried. she turned around and swiftly checked beneath the desk, ensuring that Twizzler hadn't stolen her spot! she jumped up into the air and checked the tops of bookcases and behind the door, and then hurried over into Fae's room. The bed was quickly negated, and she stared around her, wondering where to look next.

Foenix nodded happily. "There's something really wonderful about he smell of a wood stove," she said. "You've got this terrific 'urban rustic' thing going with the house." She stared at the windows again and said, "You might consider curtains in a nice soft blue. That'll go well with the earthy tones, and I find that blues tend to be both soothing and enervating."

Downstairs, Nahda jumped when she heard Twizzler's voice. "I'm gonna gets you, Twizzy!" she yelled, and bolted up the stairs. Unfortunately, just as she reached the upper leavel, She tripped on the last stair, and went tumbling head over wings over heels. Finally, she sprawled into a side table, bringing a lamp crashing to the floor. The little Tahnee girl sat up and looked around her, and began to cry.

Foenix had jumped to her feet at the loud series of noises. With a resigned sigh, she crossed to Nahda and picked her up. The child had a great goose-egg on her forehead, but seemed fine, otherwise. Foenix cuddled her and turned to Fae. "I think I've lost count of the number of times I've apologized to you today, Fae. I'll pay for that lamp. But I think it's probably time for us to head home. Nahda's just too wound up for her own good."

Foenix smiled at Fae in gratitude. "Thanks a lot, Fae. and thank you, Pueblo!" she bent and accepted the band-aid from the gryphon, and applied it to the bump on her Tahnee's head. "There, now, Nahda. You're okay."

Nahda sniffled down at Twizzler. "S'not your fault, Twizzy. I'ms okay. I just have a boo boo!" She looked over at Fae, turning the corners of her lips down in that adorably sad look that only little girls can use. "I's sorry I broke your lamp, Miss Fae. I'll tape it back together."

Nehanda had follwoed close behind Pueblo, and was now perched upon Foenix's shoulder, nuzzling Nahda and merping gently.

Foenix quickly picked up the pieces of the lamp and turned back to Fae. "I'll see what we can do about fixing this. Let me know when you're free, and we'll get together again soon. Thanks for everything!" She herded her two kids out the door, and headed toward home with a final wave toward Fae.