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"Well, we hope they'll be home in good time," Adonai murmured, "but we can understand ... we don't know how much there is out there to see, or if there are other people out there ... any of that. And I know Earendil is supposed to map any islands or other lands that they might come across, so ..."

Shael put one hand on her husband's shoulder. "We trust that they will all return safely," she said firmly, "no matter how long it takes."

Vergil nodded at Cindy. "I think I'd like to try it ... I don't know if I would be any good ... but maybe someday I can find something that I am good at? I would feel better then, I think."

"Well," Adonai smiled, rising from his seat as well, "we're glad that you took the time to visit us as long as you did. It's always good to see all of you. You don't need a reason to visit us, just drop in any time. Really."

"Yes," Shael agreed warmly. "Even if you just stop in with the family for an afternoon or something. We would love it."


Vergil pursed his lips thoughtfully and nodded slowly. "I guess," he murmured. "But I've never done anything before except fight ... but the giant says that I shouldn't fight all the time, or use my sword so much ..."

He pointed at Lore, since Lore hadn't introduced himself.

"Bye, Giant!" Vergil waved back at Lore as he headed out. "Thank you!"

Adonai and Shael chuckled and waved at Lore as well. "Safe trip," Shael called.

Once Lore was gone, Vergil looked up at Cindy. "Now what?"

"You go ahead, Cindy," Shael told her, "I'll take care of cleaning up here. You just do whatever needs to be done."

"If you need," Adonai offered, "I can clear out the spare room tonight or tomorrow, and we can convert that into a room for the boy." He smiled at Vergil. "What's your name?"

The boy grinned up at Adonai. "I'm Vergil!" he replied cheerfully. "And this-" he pulled out his sword and lay it on the table "-is Yamato. And this is my mother!" He beamed up at Cindy happily.

It was a kind of a strange feeling for Vergil to be carried everywhere they went. He had always been active, and he was used to going everywhere on his own, doing everything by himself ... but it was a feeling that he could get used to. It made him feel like these people really cared about him.

"Mother," he said, looking up at her, "what's a ranch?"

Vergil blinked at Cindy. "Horses?" he repeated. "What are horses?"

Having only experienced the Seconds World, he didn't know about most things - he had never seen anyone there besides his brother and the demons that they had, for a while, hunted together.

"Skittish like in scared?" Vergil looked up at Cindy curiously. "But ... if they're big ... why do they get scared? I always thought big things didn't have to worry about that, because they're big ..."

Though by that theory he should be afraid of most things since he was little ... but he had no fear at all. At least not that he knew of.

Except one. The fear of being left alone. Abandoned. Yet again.