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Earendil smiled and hugged Miyuki warmly, then kissed her on the forehead and laid her down in her bed. "Come on, down you go," he chuckled softly. "The sooner you're asleep, the sooner you wake up again, and then we can have the whole day together."

He started to hum softly, brushing her hair away from her face.

Earendil smiled. "Would you like a story, then?"

He had a few stories up his sleeves ... not as many as he could tell most people, as she was a part of many of them, but there were always stories about the history of the Four Lands that he could tell. Myths and legends and actual history, some of which were blurred so that fact could not be distinguished from fiction.

Earendil smiled and kept brushing her hair away from her face, a calming movement that his mother had always done to him when he hadn't wanted to sleep. He told her the story of the beginning of the Southland, when his ancestor, Queen Alyse, led the dark elves to their new homeland and how she built up the country with their help out of nothing.

Of course, he told the children's version of the story, the one that was more excitement and less boring narrative.

Earendil smiled warmly and tucked the blankets around Miyuki's shoulders, making sure that she would be warm enough in the cold night. There was no fireplace in this room after all, and there wouldn't be any fires lit overnight anyways.

Once Miyuki was tucked in, he rose carefully and held one hand out to Lin. He didn't want to say anything until they were out of the room though, in case they woke Miyuki.

Earendil smiled and led Lin from the room, closing the door ever so quietly behind them once they were out.

Once in the hallway, he sighed contentedly. "Well," he murmured softly, "that was a workout."

He grinned at Lin, his eyes sparkling as he led her once more towards the stairs.

Earendil nodded. "I'm sure that it will get easier for her over time," he murmured quietly so as not to disturb anyone else who might be asleep. After all, he didn't know where their visitors were sleeping either.

"But on that note," he added, "we should be heading to bed. I was thinking, if we were to accompany Aric and Leilani to the valley, you could see what's changed there as well."

"Adonai and Shael are back from Amon Darthir," Earendil offered. "They've been back for almost a year now. They arrived just a little after I did. So you can also find out a little more about how things were there after we left as well, if you want."

And of course Cindy was there, and Earendil was certain Lin would want to talk to her - if for no other reason than to tell her that they were finally married.

Earendil chuckled softly. "I wouldn't dream of going all that way without visiting them," he grinned, squeezing Lin to his side. "Don't you worry about that."

He stopped at the door to their room and opened it for her. "After you," he grinned, his eyes sparkling brightly even in the darkness.