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"It's a harrness that goes over your shoulders and it has this holder that a baby, like young little baby sits in the cradle of it either in front of the person or behind. Normally the one we have is worn in front, so you have this baby strapped to you in the front so you can carry him everywhere and still have your hands free," Ryu explained.

"Ah," Aliya laughed, "I see. Yes, it would be difficult to see someone as scary if that's how you had first met them."

She thought about it a moment longer, than giggled. "Yes," she agreed, "I have to admit I'm having a bit of trouble now seeing him as scary, too. Though I will always see him as dangerous ..."



Elberon blinked at Lin. "May I enquire of whom you are speaking?" he asked her.

She seemed a bit young to be stalking anyone ...

"Oh, that would be Earendil's Daddy Ruel," Lin explained, "I was told if I hung around him enough then he would get use to me and then stop being a bit of a grump maybe. I don't think it's working, but I keep trying anyways."

She shrugged, it became a kind of game.

"Hmm.... good question..." Ryu murmured at least until Feng nearly tackled him.

"Ryu!" Feng squealed and chuckled, "By the way, our things are staying in that room," she pointed, "That's where are bags were anyhow. So I guess that is where they are staying while we go back to the river."

Aliya laughed at Feng's antics and couldn't help but wish that she could have had a relationship like that with her own brother. Of course, the fact that she was seven years older than him sort of hampered something like that, but still.



Elberon smiled and nodded. "It's always good to have a friend who's all grown up," he told her. "Then you don't always have to have your parents watching over you, right?"

"Oh... I never thought of it that way," Lin looked thoughtful, "I guess not, then I could come and visit him without a grown up, and that's fun."

Though she was use to running a muck by herself often enough when she went away anyhow.

Feng grinned back to the point where she positivity beamed at Aliya, "Well this is the most fun I've had in a while."

There wasn't much besides lessons and even though lessons were fun, there wasn't much back in the Second World. No, no she liked this just fine and with Aliya to hang around with it was even better.

Aliya giggled again. "Well, come on then, let's go see Halmir, he's been working on my painting for over a year now .... though I doubt that he'll work on that while you're here, he'll be drawing you instead. Well, it's been that long for me, I can wait again." She laughed again and leaned on Feng's shoulder, pretending to pout.

"Come on, Ryu, let's go!"



Elberon smiled. "Aye, the world is full of dangers. Of course as you grow, it gets better, so don't you fear."

He paused. That reminded him ... there was something about this young child that was ... different, that he had noticed.

"Do you even have any fears?" he asked curiously. After all, not everyone could befriend Elros so quickly without feeling uneasy around him.