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Trio had finally gotten the hang of this front-carrier packish sort of thing that held Annora. It had taken a while, of course. First there was the fear of hurting Annora's neck, and then, when the girl's neck grew strong enough to hold her head up, it was just the general worry about being jostled. But finally, after a lot of time, Trio had grown comfortable enough with it that walking through downtown Durem was a snap, despite the crowds around her. She'd already done her shopping, picking up new diapers and food for the girl, along with a couple of new outfits. The items were heading back with Dalreidan, leaving Trio with just Annora, Sankouri, and Trinity to worry about. The fandangle, disliking crowds, darted upward, floating a couple of feet above Trio's head as she made her way along the sidewalk, windowshopping casually. The Zurui, on the other hand, remained close, pressed nearly against Trio's shin as he padded silently beside her.

Keelan balked at the people, calling out names that sounded like, WinK, Angie, Zero, and made a few sounds that sounded entirely equine as he whickered when he was pushed through the crowd. With a small kick he tried to plant a hoof on the shin of a man who had shoved him a little more roughly than the others. As his hooves tripped over the cobblestones he tipped over and slammed lightly into a door of a nearby shop with a small whinny, tears running down his small face. He wasn't sure coming to Durem had been such the wonderful idea now that he had been separated from Zero.

Trinity was the first to spy Keelan, the fandangle twisting for a moment before darting through the crowd with practiced ease. He came up behind Keelan, examining him closely for a moment before stretching out one blue gem to tap Keelan's head lightly. "Hello!" came a bright, mechanical voice.

Keelan was wiping his eyes as the fandangle looked him over, but when he heard the voice, so near and felt the tap on his head, he jumped a little, looking at the thing with bright, scared eyes. "H-hello," he said, startled into not being rude by the weird thing before him. It was so pretty ... and it talked? He just stared openly, his tears on his face, drying, forgotten.

"Are you unhappy?" Trio's familiar asked, in a curious, unsympathetic voice. It turned, gems spinning about as it started to float around him.

Keelan watched the fandangle, blinking in awe as he watched it move, his head turning to follow its movements as he thought about this. "Yes," he said with a realizing pout as he came up with a response. "I'm lost. I want to go home, and I need help and everyone here is mean." Tears threatened to overturn from his eyes again.

"Trinity!" came a sharp voice through the crowd, Trio finally catching up with her wayward familiar. She drew up short as she noticed him talking to Keelan, her brows drawing together a bit. He was... well, not small, precisely, but not large either! "Uh... hi?" she tried, as Trinity remained near his new friend. Sankouri padded forward a bit, sniffing at one of Keelan's hooves.

Keelan's eyes went wide as he looked at the creature sniffing his foot, his horse-instincts taking over he whinnied loudly and jumped a little, scrambling to get to his feet. "Hello," he said a bit belatedly. Looking up at Trio he blinked, eyeing her carry-pouch that was anchored to her chest, though keeping an eye on Sankouri.

"He won't bite," Trio assured him, reaching out to lay a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Sankouri's just curious about you. Are you okay?" she added, curling one hand around Annora as she leaned forward to peer at Keelan. "Where are your parents?"

Keelan blinked up at Trio, and while she wasn't much more taller than the boy (he usually came up to WinK's waist, and the angel was rather tall himself) he still felt slightly uneasy. "I don't know," he said, looking rather guilty. "I got scared, and ran off. I'm looking for home," he said, looking back up at the woman, and reaching out on a limb asked, "Do you know where WinK lives?"

"...Wink?" Trio blinked, the name very familiar. "...Wink who helps care for all the Nereids?" Trio grinned.

Keelan's eyes shot open. Finally! Someone might be able to take him home, instead of just guessing. "Yes! He has a lot of them! Mari, Covet, Angela, Aerin, Dehlia, Lorilei, Maris, Seanah, and ... an egg," he added, blinking. He looked up at the woman, his hands clutching. "Do those sound familiar? Do you know WinK?" he fired questions at her, clinging to hope.

"I've met him sometimes, but I don't know where he lives," Trio said apologetically, then offered a soft smile. "However, I DO know how to get you to a place where either someone will know where he lives or where he?s likely to find you," she added, standing straight and offering a hand to him. At her shoulder, Trinity spun gleefully. "What do you say?"

Keelan blinked, looking forlorn for a moment before the hand was offered. Tugging on his short stump of a pony tail with one hand he took her hand with his free one. "Where is that?" he asked, trying not to get upset again. There was really no point was there? He was getting closer to WinK all the time, though at the moment he still felt completely lost.

"A shop I?ve been to. Wink should figure to go there," Trio said gently. "And I'll be there. I'm not about to leave you until I know you're back with Wink, or that you're headed there and ONLY there, okay?" she promised.

Keelan looked up at the woman and blinked, decided that he could trust her. He'd trusted all the other nice ladies hadn't he? Why not this one? Besides ... the floating thing that talked with the metalic voice was nice. "My name is Keelan," he offered with a small smile.

"I'm Trio," the blonde smiled at him, squeezing his hand lightly. "The fandangle there that found you? He's called Trinity. And the zurui that was sniffing your hoof is Sankouri. And this little girl is Annora," she added, leaning forward again so that he could properly see the sleeping baby's face.

Keelan nodded, looking at each of the introduced creatures in turn, trying to remember their names easily. Lifting his chin a little to look down at Annora easier he let out a sharp whinny and backed up a few steps, his hand tugging on Trio's so he couldn't get very far. "She's a siren!" he said, his eyes wild.

Trio blinked, then smiled and nodded. "That's right, she is. You know of them?" she asked, trying to keep herself from looking alarmed. If she seemed even slightly startled by Keelan's reaction, it could make him feel more afraid of... well, whatever it was he'd been frightened by.

Keelan looked at Trio as if she'd grown three heads. "She's a siren! They can be deadly!" he said, remembering the words his father had taught him while still living in Arcadia before he came to live with WinK. "'Be lured not by their beautiful voices, for in beauty comes death,'" he breathed, looking at Annora and shaking, his voice barely above a whisper.

Trio glanced around, then waved Keelan over to a small alcove for a shop's door. Kneeling there, she awkwardly lifted the little girl out of her carrier and held her up. "It's okay," she said gently. "she won't hurt you."

Keelan still kept his distance from the baby, though he followed Trio, his hooves prancing over the cobblestones wearily. "They can kill even as small children," he said, looking over the child. "My father warned me about them when I started playing by the river ... " He frowned, looking at the baby that seemed so harmless.

"Wink warned you?" Trio prodded, raising an eyebrow. "Or your first father?"

Keelan looked up at Trio, his big gray eyes blinking. "My father, Delahn-fel. He told me I had to live with WinK, and so I did because I am a fel and I do what is best," he said, nodding. The words sounded as if they had been practiced, a stanza said over and over again through time.

"Kinda like how Annora came to live with me," Trio said softly. "Only... I don't think she remembers her parents. You're luckier than her for that, aren't you?"

Keelan wrinkled his nose, thinking slightly as he pondered this, his eyes still on the baby. "I'm not sure. I remember my parents and my friends, and that I am a fel, but none of that matters here does it?" he looked up at her, taking his eyes off of the baby. "I'll always have those memories, but in the end I'll wonder which world would have been better for me." He blinked, mentally kicking himself. His father had told him that on Gaia with WinK was the safest, best place for him, and he had questioned the leading fel. He looked a bit shamefaced as he realized this.

Trio carefully put Annora back into her carrier, smiling as the girl woke and fussed a bit. With practiced ease, Trio reached into her pack, grabbing a small disk that seemed to sing and handing it to the girl. Almost immediately, she quieted, one tiny hand clutching the sprocket while her cheek rested against Trio's chest. That done, the blonde reached out, drawing Keelan a little closer. "What if... I taught her that hurting others was wrong?" she suggested to Keelan. "Would you feel a bit safer around her, knowing that?"

Keelan was drawn out of his musings as he was drawn towards Trio and listened to her words before thinking deeply about them. His small head nodded, his loose black strands of hair moving slightly as he nodded. "Maybe she'll listen and not kill anyone?" he asked, not realizing how silly he sounded. Annora was only a baby, but to his young but trained mind she was still a threat in the end.

"Maybe," Trio nodded, offering Keelan a smile. "Maybe you could help me teach her," she added, grinning at Keelan.

Keelan blinked, looking down at Annora something in his mind, the fel part of him, kicked in and he nodded before looking back up at Trio. "If I can, then I would like to," he said simply, his tail swishing slightly.

"Good," Trio grinned at him, squeezing his hand again. "I bet, between the two of us, we can make sure she knows that hurting people is wrong. What do you think?" At that, she rose, smiling brightly. Annora shifted when she did, moving so that her huge, indigo eyes could watch Keelan curiously. "Let's go, hmm?"

Keelan took Trio's hand, about to open his mouth to respond when Annora looked at him. His large gray eyes blinked and his head tilted to the side as the hairs on the back of his neck rose slightly. Don't be agraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid ... she's just a baby. He peered at her for a moment before realizing Trio had spoken. "I think ... that's good," he said, still mesmerized by the siren as he looked back down at the young indigo eyes.

Annora's eyes lit up as he spoke, and her mouth opened, something garbled and incoherent slipping from it as she reached out a hand to bat at him. The hand then moved into her mouth, and she sucked on her fingers quietly as Trio walked.

"I'm glad," Trio noted, not missing the way Annora responded to Keelan. "I think she likes you." She offered the fel a crooked grin, squeezing his hand gently.

Keelan jumped little when Annora batted at him before sucking on her fingers quietly. Glancing up at Trio, hearing her words, he gulped slightly. She liked him? Isn't that a good thing? He was supposed to help Trio teach Annora to be good? Looking at the pair he blinked, a little surprised that a siren would like him for something other than pray. Trying to change the subject he looked up at the blonde woman and flicked his tail. "How far is this place?" he asked, trying to sound polite. His eyes strayed back to Annora as he waited for her answer.

Trio smiled, navigating through the crowds easily, even with Keelan beside her. Trinity had darted up, peering over the people to help guide them along. "Once we get to the bus stop, it's not too far. Have you ever ridden a bus before?"

Keelan looked up at Trio, his face puckering into a slight frown as he thought. Bus? He'd never really payed attention. "No, Miss Trio," he said politely, glancing around. "I never have. WinK walks everywhere, so I've never been in a car either." He paused to think. "I do not think I would fit very well in cars ... will I fit into a bus?"

"Well, buses in Gaia are a bit different from elsewhere. I think you'll be okay, though you probably won't be able to sit down," she decided. "And it'll be a good experience for you!" She made her way to a corner, stopping near a bright red sign with a stylized bus on it. "This is a bus stop. You wait here, and eventually, a bus will stop and pick you up."

Annora shifted, starting to fuss slightly as she decided that the front carrier was becoming a bit too confining.

Keelan blinked, looking up at the sign. "Eventually? Is there a time it comes, or do you just wait? What if it never comes? Are you stuck here forever?" He changed his gaze from the sign to Trio and the fussing Annora. Why was she fusing? he wondered. Was the carrier not comfortable? He'd never been that helpless. When he was born he simply stood and walked, like all centaurs did.

"It'll eventually come," Trio assured him. "Sometimes, they just take a little while because the drivers get to have breaks and eat, too. Generally, on weekdays you wait around ten to fifteen minutes. Weekends, you can wait up to a half hour." She reached up, awkwardly lifting Annora out of the carrier and examining her closely, including sniffing at the air near her. Satisfied that everything was still more or less clean, she tucked the girl back in the carrier, then rummaged in the bag at her side for a stuffed animal which Annora used to cuddle. "When we get there, I'll spread out a blanket and let her relax a bit in the sun."

Keelan watched Annora as she was put back into the carrier, but listened to Trio's words. "So we just wait?" he said, clearly stumped. Buses were confusing. He prefered walking, the only person you had to wait on was you. Then again, he glanced down at his hooves, digging into the ground lightly with his front right hoof, he had to walk everywhere. Looking back up at Trio he shielded his eyes from the sun.

Trio opened her mouth to say more, then grinned, peering off into the street. "And here comes our bus," she noted, fishing in the bag again and coming up with some change. "We'll be there in no time."

Watching Trio he heard the jingling of change and felt a small pang of guilt. Buses cost money ... when he was back home with WinK he'd ask the angel to pay Miss Trio back for her kindness. Glancing at the upcoming bus he looked with inquisitive eyes. It certainly was big enough to fit him. Looking at Annora he wondered if she liked buses too.

Annora had moved on to chewing on her stuffed animal's arm, eyes wide and curious as she continued to watch Keelan. Again she tried to speak, this time not even bothering to remove the toy from her mouth, which only made things worse.

Trio lifted a hand, stroking Annora's hair as the bus pulled to a stop before them, the doors swinging open. "Okay, Keelan. You on first, and just wait near the front for me to get on and pay."

Keelan looked at the pair and blinked before looking at the open door and the steps that led up. He hated stairs ... stealing himself he scrambled up the stairs, slipping once or twice before he stood on the flat floor of the bus, looking around as he waited for Trio.

Trio followed after a moment, dropping a handful of change into the small container and retrieving two tickets. "There we go. Move toward the back of the bus, where you see those other doors, Keelan," she directed, following him. "It'll take about a half hour to get to our stop."

Keelan moved to the area of the bus that Trio had told him to go towards and stood in the aisle a little, too big and bulky to fit into the chairs. He never understood chairs honestly, though as far as they went, these looked rather uncomfortable. Looking back at Trio's hoarde he wondered how often the woman traveled by bus.

It looked, from the way Sankouri and Trinity moved into place immediately and without direction, like she rode fairly often. "Comfortable?" she asked gently, smiling at him.

Keelan returned the smile and nodded. "Very, thank you," he said, keeping a hand on the back of her seat. The bus stopped and moved and until he was able to get used to the motions and keep his balance he thought it best to brace himself. He stared out the window as the scenery rolled past, glancing at Annora and Trio as the world outside flew by. Could he ever run this fast?

Annora seemed much less interested in the fast-paced scenery. Instead, she reached for his hand, trying to catch it in one of her own. A soft, babyish sound slipped from her throat, but Trio ignored it, seeming very used to such things by now.

Keelan blinked at the little siren, not moving his hand thought it was hard not to. Every instinct in his body urged him to run when she reached for him, but he'd told Trio, given her his word. Instead he just watched her, blinking as she talked in a language he couldn't understand.

She finally managed to latch hold of his thumb, squealing in delight and immediately dragging it toward her. Trio watched the two with a fond smile, then glanced at him. "See?"

He jumped visibly when she grabbed his thumb and claimed it for her own. Looking at Trio, his eyes scared but his body stating that he was relaxed as possible. "See what? She likes fingers?" Keelan refrained from adding that he hoped she didn't like to eat them yet.

"She likes YOU," Trio countered, as Annora brought the thumb to her mouth and shoved it in without ceremony.

Eyes registered shock, the slight disgust. Eiw, baby spit. He didn't pull his finger away though, for risk of upsetting Annora. Even baby sirens could be deadly if they screamed loud enough, and he'd rather not risk that. "I suppose she does," he said, blinking as he watched, and felt with slight horror, Annora slobber on his finger.

Annora gummed the thumb for a while, babbling happily at him as though he might understand her around the digit.

Trio chuckled, eventually moving to take Keelan's hand and carefully free it. Annora's face screwed up to cry, and at that moment, Trinity floated closer to examine the thumb. Eyes dazzled by the shiny, Annora's temper tantrum faded away.

Keelan blinked, examining his thumb, now covered in siren drool and tried not to make a face as a glob of it dripped down to his wrist. Quickly before it could get very far he wiped it on his vest, already neatly destroyed from his run through the woods. As he wiped his hand dry he wrinkled his nose at Annora before looking at Trio. "Can you understand her? I can't," he said, looking back at the child.

Trio chuckled. "No. She's not really speaking right now. She hears us speaking, but she doesn't really understand what we're doing. That'll come in time."

"Oh," he said simply, blinking down at the baby. Glancing up out the window he raised an eyebrow, thinking. The buildings were gone, replaced now by trees that were wizzing by the windows quickly. "Are we almost there?" he asked, not taking his gray gaze off of the greenery passing the window.

"Soon," Trio said gently, as Annora settled in to sleep again, her cheek pillowed against Trio's chest.

Keelan nodded and envied Annora. WinK usually made him take naps during the day, no matter how much he insisted that he didn't need such a childish tradition. In his mind he liked the naps, and usually fell asleep right away. How he wished he could just curl up and nap now, but he couldn't. Not until he was back at home with WinK. Was this closer to the angel? He thought about it, and every step was closer to something, so he supposed he was moving forward, and not back.

Trio peered at Keelan for a bit, then reached out, touching his cheek. "Don't worry. You'll get home soon."

Startled a little he looked at Trio and thought for a moment before smiling gently, his pearly teeth shining. "I know. Thank you very much for helping me as much as you have ... you don't have to, but you are. That's kindness right?" he asked, tilting his head to the side.

"I like to think it is," Trio nodded. "You have to figure that out for yourself, though." She watched him for a moment, then smiled. "Keelan... if you had a pet companion, would you make certain to take good care of him?"

His mind reeled to catch up, a bit caught off guard by this sudden change in topic. Gray eyes looked at the blonde woman before nodding. "I would. I help take care of the Pixa that live on WinK's land ... they like me, and WinK says it'll teach me respons ... sponsa-bil-i-ty," he said, pronouncing it carefully.

Trio beamed. "Then you're already familiar with them. I'm going to call Levon. He'll meet us at Jaden's with a special Pixa, just for you, all right? Take care of the pixa, and whenever you're in trouble, that pixa will guide you to my home. There's always someone there who will help you."

Keelan perked and his tail swished and flicked quickly, his eyes alight. His very own? The pixa on WinK's land had adopted the family as they moved into the house, but one he could call his own? His smile was more than enough answer for Trio, but he added with words, "Oh, thank you Miss Trio! Thank you, thank you!"

Trio grinned brightly at him. "I hope to see you at our house often, of course. And not just because you're in trouble."

Keelan blushed slightly. "Ma'am, aside from tracking mud into the kitchen this is the first trouble I've ever been in," he said a bit sheepishly. His mind reeled at the idea still, excited. He would get to name it as well, how exciting. Or did pixa come with names? He chomped his teeth, resembling a horse biting at the bit as he thought.

"Keelan?"

Startled out of his thoughts he looked at the blonde. "Yes ma'am?" he asked her, his nose scrunched a little as he debated between names of the unknown pixa.

Trio grinned widely. "My name's Trio. I'd really like it if you called me that."

A wry smile, a truly impish look for the young centaur who usually seemed to be polite and calm, felt over his lips. "Yes, Miss Trio," he said, not entirely giving up his protocol.

Trio grinned widely, ruffling his hair before pulling out a blue phone and placing a call.

Keelan blushed slightly and his hands fixed his hair as he looked at the phone oddly before looking out the window again, his ears perked as he lost interest in the trees quickly and started examinging Trio's familiars and the sleeping Annora.

Annora slept quietly, occasionally sucking at her two middle fingers. But she seemed so peaceful there, comfortably draped and content. Trinity, on the other hand, was on the go, darting back and forward throughout the bus every time a mechanical sound - such as a phone or computer - was heard. Sankouri was the calmest of the three, simply sitting at Trio's ankles an waiting.

Keelan blinked down at the calm Sankouri and smiled before glancing at Trio. She'd said a half an hour, but he was still horrible with telling time, and without a watch to even guess at, he wasn't really good at guessing how much time had passed either. Instead of asking again he simply waited and remained quiet, trying to command his eyes not to droop.

"We're almost there," she finally told Keelan. "Two stops from now. When you get off, I'd like you to go out those doors," she added, pointing toward doors in the back of the bus. "Can you do that?"

Listening he blinked before looking at the doors. Studying them he nodded, biting his lower lip as if concentrating. "Yes, Miss Trio," he said, remembering to count two more stops.

Trio smiled proudly, moving to get up after one stop and pulling a cord at the top of the bus. A small chime sounded. Several minutes later, the bus rumbled to a halt. "Now, Keelan," Trio prompted, as Annora woke and began to fuss.

Keelan turned and headed for the doors, balking as he was about to walk down. It seemed slightly dangerous and instead of taking the time to amble down them slowly -everyone seemed to be in a hurry- he simply lept. His legs gave a little as he landed but he caught himself and looked back at Trio and the others.

Trio's eyes were wide, one arm outstretched as though to catch him somehow. It took a moment before she made her own, much slower, way down the steps, swallowing and moving to catch his shoulder. "You scared me..."

Keelan blinked, looking up at the woman, not realizing that he had startled her. "I'm sorry ... I ... it's hard for me to go down steps," he said, looking rather chastized. "Up is easy, but down ... " he made a motion with his hand before giving up, blushing furiously as he bowed his head, looking slightly ashamed.

Trio leaned in, hugging him with one arm. Annora, for a moment, shifted, cuddling against his shoulder before Trio let go. "C'mon... Levon should be waiting for us."


Keelan looked up at Trio, smiling as she hugged him before taking a look around as the bus chugged off. Traffic here seemed to be nonexsistant other than the bus dissapearing into the woods at the other end of the field. The field itself looked wonderful and he'd love to run around for a bit. It reminded him of WinK's orchard in the back of the house. Suddenly reminded of why they were here he spotted ... a house? "Is that it?" he said, looking up at Trio once more.

She nodded gently. "That's where Jaden is. I think he lives there," she noted, remembering the cheerful satyr who'd given her Annora's harp. "He'll be able to get you back to your home." Setting a hand on Keelan's shoulder, she glanced over, chuckling softly when another figure stepped out of nearby shadows.

"You said to meet you here?" came the cheerful voice of the kitsune, one hand cupped and held against his stomach, as though to steady something small within.

Keelan blinked. The name sounded ... vague. As if he'd heard it a long, long time ago back in Arcadia. It had certainly never been mentioned to him in Gaia, though now that he thought about it WinK might have muttered that name once or twice when he was having problems with the young centaur.

He jumped, hearing the voice. Having been concentrating on Trio, Keelan hadn't even taken the time to look around. Looking over at the kitsune he tilted his head up, chin to the side a little. It was a very horse-like gesture, but one that gave him a slightly dangerous look (or would when he was older, right now it was just silly) when he looked at the man who startled him.

"You must be Keelan," the man went on, his decidedly animalish features still reinforcing the easy smile he bore. "I brought a friend for you, I'm told..." Cupping both hands together, he held out the tiny pixapet to Keelan.



Taking a step back as the man came closer he didn't want to appear to easily distracted. Then, looking down at the little puppy his eyes shot open. "It looks like me!" he said, awed. Reaching his hands out slowly he let the little dog sniff him. After a moment a small velvety tongue began to lick his fingers, making the centaur laugh. "Is he really mine? Really?" he said, looking up at Trio and the man.

Levon chuckled, but it was Trio who answered. "He's all yours, so long as you take good care of him. He's very intelligent, and can even speak to you, though he'll probably be reluctant at first. So if you ever get yourself into trouble, listen to him, okay?"

Taking the little pup into his arms, petting the soft fur, Keelan looked up at Trio and grinned. "Thank you, Miss Trio!" he said, practically gushing. Touching the mark on his face, he smiled down at the creature. "I shall call him Schola." The puppy panted happily and started to sniff all over the little boy, causing him to laugh, his tail flicking happily, just as the dog's.


The door to the house, which in fact was a shop, Keelan was about to learn, opened and a creature stepped out that was very familiar to the centaur's eyes, even if the actual individual wasn't. "Shashi!" he said with a grin, turning to look up at Trio again. "Trio, it's a Satyr!"

Jaden chuckled and walked over to the small group, grinning down at the young colt. "Yes, I am." Turning to look at Trio his smile remained, spying the little Annora in her arms. "Are we all going to stay outside or are you going to run off?"

Trio blushed faintly, stroking Annora's back as the tiny girl shifted in her carrier before turning deep indigo eyes on Jaden. "I've brought you a wayward young man," she noted, looking over at Keelan. "Any chance you might be able to contact Wink and let him know where his charge is?"

Keelan looked up at the adults before looking at Annora with a smile, Schola happily leaning against his shoulder, resting in one arm. He learned a while ago that it was a wise idea that when adults talked it was always a wise idea to listen.

"Wayward? He's gotten lost then?" he said, turning eyes down to Keelan who didn't balk or blink but returned his gaze curiously. "I'll certainly do my best," he said. "Why don't you run inside and look around?" He chuckled as Schola yipped in agreement and the centaur gave a quick hug to Trio before trotting into the building happily. He knew he was in good hands.

"You're running off now?" Jaden asked politely.

Trio watched Keelan go, then turned to Jaden. "As long as he's safe, yeah. I found him in Durem wandering around." As she paused, Trinity hovered near her shoulder, chiming sharply at her. "I'm afraid I've still got a few errands myself. You're certain you can get in touch with Wink?"

Jaden smiled sweetly at Trio and looked down at Annora, admiring the young siren. "I'll certainly be able to get in touch. Want me to pass along a message?" he said, raising an eyebrow, his eyes sparkling mischeviously.

Half-wondering if he might anyway, Trio shook her head. "I'll get in contact with him soon. I think I'll have to... I'm going to want to check up and make sure Keelan's safe and sound." She lingered another moment, then hesitantly took a step back. "I'll see you soon, I'm sure."

The satyr smiled and waved gently. "Take care, Trio. Annora looks happy and healthy," he added, flashing her a playful grin. With that he turned and walked inside, wondering how the centaur the little pixa were doing.