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Earendil, being more alert than the others, was the first to see Lin as she appeared in the dining room. He smiled widely and waved her over to them, shifting over to give her room to sit.

"Welcome back to the land of the living," he grinned as Kaito called for another place setting. "Do you feel better now that you've rested? You look like you're walking better, anyways."

Though of course that could simply be because of the way they were draped over her shoulders now, he didn't know.

"Well, that can't be helped," Kaito said sympathetically. "But look at the bright side - once you get used to your katas with your wings, you'll be able to fight two different ways. You'll have a great advantage over anyone you fight against!"

"Though that does bring up another point," Earendil said softly. "Will we be putting off the trip again? I am in no rush, I want you to be ready ... but we will have to notify Roydon, if that is the case ..."

"If I could make a suggestion," Aranel spoke up hesitantly. "Lin ... you know of course that I spent a bit of time in the Borderlands, when I met with Aragost to ... take care of ... the creature ... anyways, there's a girl there who I believe may be able to help you. Rhea. I know she keeps it from her parents, and even from her tutor, but she trains with her grandmother ... and she has wings bigger even than yours, I believe ... perhaps you should speak with her."

Kaito blinked at Aranel. "I haven't met her," he said, sounding confused. "Whose daughter is she?"

Aranel nodded. "That sounds right. I wasn't there long. I think the only reason I really remember Rhea is because she was so singular. At any rate, you might give it a thought ... because she is skilled. Staff, sword, bow ... she is very good at what she does."

"And if you do practice there," Kaito added, "it won't take much time in our world at all."

"I'll come with you," Kaito offered, "If you want. Shiro I'm sure will want to write up whatever he's found out at the plantation, so he'll need some time alone for that anyways. And I'm sure the library can't get in too much disarray while we're gone."

Not to mention, Ura would help with that while Shiro and Kaito were busy.

Kaito smiled. "And that was just a quick visit, this will be a lot longer," he murmured in agreement. "And besides, it's been too long since I've seen Celebor. Maybe we could even stay with him, now that he lives there with his family."

"You'll have to give him my regards," Earendil smiled. "I miss training with him ... he was fun to have around."

By the time Lin finished dinner, it was time for Regan to go to bed, and Tinuviel and Aranel excused themselves and headed off with her. Kaito and Earendil weren't ready for bed, though, and Earendil smiled at Lin.

"Well," he said, "it's getting a bit dark outside, but I'm sure that after all that sleep you're probably not ready for bed yet either. Do you want to go for a bit of a walk and see what it's like here?"

Earendil smiled. "Then come on, Kaito did some exploring earlier on his own, I'm sure he can guide us around."

"Of course," Kaito agreed. "There won't be any shops open at this time of night anymore, but you'll want to look at them tomorrow, Lin. There are some great shops here." He grinned. "This is where they grow all of the sugar cane for the entire Four Lands!"

Earendil laughed and stood up. "We'll visit the cane fields in the morning or something," he grinned. "For now I'm sure there are other things that we can enjoy in the moonlight."