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The light which has become all too familiar these past few days surrounds young Alces, hiding his form from view with its brilliance. It expands in every bigger pulses, growing stronger and more painful to look at, and then it is gone, leaving ghosts across the vision of all w ho looked into it. Where once a boy barely a teen was curled, a young man, of perhaps 23 human equivalent years, was lying, in the wake of the exhausting transformation.

Aesculus wandered into the garden with a thick tome that he had covered with a cloth bookcover. He had been careful, for he didn't need everyone meddling in his affairs, especially this one. Of course, the serious teenager was meandering into the garden blindly as he kept his eyes on the book, deftly staying away from shrubbery as if this avoidance of foilage while walking and reading was a practiced event.

Filix turned to face her sister, not feeling quite as intimidated now that she was, once again, older. She raised an eyebrow at Rosa, and answered cooly, "Well, someone has to be able to keep you in line, don't they?"

She went to add more, but was cut off by the sound of Alces falling and a blood curling scream filling the garden. Filix cringed, wrapping her arms around her stomach in an attempt to resist going to help him... she knew she couldn't, but the urge still remained. Her eyes shut, as the light grew brighter, and only when she was sure of the light gone, Filix opened her eyes again. It took a few moments for the bright splotches in her sight to go, but when they were finally gone, she stared down at Alces.

Filix opened and shut her mouth a few times, and finally she managed a, "I... guess it is lucky I washed the handkerchief and brought it with me for you...?" as she stepped closer, and held out the clean handkerchief towards Alces. Filix glanced at Rosa, hoping the other assumed it was because his skin was sweaty and red from the transformation.

When the two other fey came in, Filix carefully pushed the cloth on the bench next to him, and turned around to wave to Muris and stare at Aesculus's older body.

After this had all passed, Alces slowly uncurled himself just enough to lay in a more comfortable position. His eyes had been squeezed shut and one slowly opened to peer at Rosa and he nodded, "I...hope so. I look...much better? I suppose that's a good thing then?" He coughed a bit and then thankfully took the handkerchief from the other, "Yes, I suppose it is." he used that to try and quickly wipe his tears away before opening the other eye as well.

The now, young man, turned his head off to the side so he could see who else had come during this time. Trying to give them all a big smile, but only a small one coming out for now as he raised his other hand and gave them all a small wave, and mouthed a hello.

"Figure what?" Filix tried to look innocent, but acting was never a good talent for her. That had apparently all gone to Rosa's charms, sadly enough. She glanced at Rosa' then at Alces's arm, grinning slightly. He had grown up! She was glad too, Alces always seemed to be in the middle of them all.

Filix glanced back at Aesculus, and called over to him, "Hello, daydreamer! Are you well?" While she called, she wandered over to sit down at a bench, letting Alces get some space.

With the two greetings, Aesculus stopped suddenly, almost dropping his book awkwardly before he gracefully recovered. He had always be a limber, dextrous boy, but this teenaged body was taking some getting used to.

Without hesitation, although he did not try to hide his surprise, he smiled at his friends. He had instantly recognized them, changed as they were. The agitation that he had been so small and young had melted away when he had been twisting in agony, his limbs growing.

"Hello my friends. I see that the growing "spurt" has hit many of us, as humans might call it."

Rosa blinked a few times, unclutching Alces she looked rather starled at Muris. She leaned her head back with a look that said she was definatly going to rethink her motivation of ever having children before she sighed, and timidly at fist - but in the end comfortably put her arms back around the ittle girl. "Come on my little one, you remember what happened a few days ago? This happens naturally - not all that much has changed, in truth. We all just look much more pleasing!" She said happily, tugging her into a tight hug aswell on that note. "That's Alces. You recognize his voice.. a little, don't you? Isnt he cute? Much cuter then Aesculus." She stated, deciding that even if Aesculus was the fey equivalent to Jhonny Depp, Brad Pitt, and Tom Cruise she would deny his good appearance to the bitter end.

Or until Cervus yelled at her.