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Haldia pointed at the snowman in Miyu's hands and asked a question in her own tongue.

"Yes, such as that," Aragost replied for Miyu. "And much, much more."

Haldia nodded thoughtfully. She thought it would be wonderful to see, to do those sorts of things. Winter, she knew, was still a while away. Perhaps after their visit to the Eastland, she would be able to see it.

Haldia asked another question, and Aragost translated for her once more.

"She would like to know how much snow you get where you live," he said softly. "More than at Amon Darthir, certainly. Perhaps less than here?"

Still, to Haldia that seemed an awful lot, especially as she had never seen more than a very light dusting. The snow on Amon Darthir had melted almost as quickly as it had hit the ground.

She grinned at Miyu. "Es goot, see," she said, trying to say that she would like to see it.

Haldia smiled widely and nodded. She spoke in her own language, and once more Aragost translated for her.

"She will be going with Lin, Earendil, and the others to visit the Eastland," he explained, "and then she will be spending the winter here. After that, she is not sure what she will be doing. She may return home, she may find a place to stay here somewhere. But she will definitely be spending the winter here."

Haldia added something else, and Aragost chuckled.

"She is hoping that someone can show her how to play in the snow."

Haldia asked another question, and even Aragost looked curious now.

"Miyu," he said softly, "Haldia was wondering if you were interested in ever traveling. Perhaps not far, but ever at all."

Haldia smiled and shrugged. It had just been a thought, after all. She glanced over at Aragost and spoke to him again, and he nodded. Haldia rose to her feet and smiled at Miyu, then waved at her and Toshiro and left the room, closing the door behind her.

Aragost smiled at Miyu. "She thought she would give us some time to visit in private," he murmured. "After all, you were here to visit me, weren't you?"

He chuckled softly.

"I am certain that Lin would enjoy that," Aragost nodded slowly, turning his face towards the window. "It has been a long time since she has been able to spend much time with them. She was not home long before she returned here."



Time passed, and eventually Miyuki was ready for more traveling and visiting. Earendil helped Lin to get her ready to go again.

"How long has it been since you've seen Cindy?" he asked Lin as they got ready to go. "She didn't come outside yesterday when we arrived, at least not before we came here."

Earendil smiled. "Well. She knows what she's getting into, and we know that she knows now, so I just hope that everything ends up the way she hopes it does. Honestly, I can't imagine a ruler like him, but ..."

Well, to be honest, he just couldn't deny the facts.

"Do you want me to take Miyuki?" he offered, looking over at Lin.