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As Dee had requested, Terry arrived at the Pao Pao cafe within minutes of where he was. He did have to wonder why Dee wasn't going to meet Saya and Iori herself, but then he figured that perhaps it was because she didn't want Saya getting the wrong idea about the meeting.

"Two?" Terry asked, "Oh, right...you think Dee is on her way or already here. Sorry to disappoint you, but she isn't coming. She told me to take her place for this meeting about Ice. Iori should be here soon though."

Being handed his favorite drink Terry sipped it, then voiced Saya's unanswered question, "Dee is going to help build a new mansion while Ochru and Link babysit the twins Rails and Parma-Blue. Ochru and Link both lost their loves due to the blast apparently, so by babysitting the twins, its a good distraction for them both. Link suggested that he might head to Hyrule with Rails, but didn't confirm whether or not its what he's gonna do."

"Dee said that she's thinking of putting it in the North Western corner and that its going to be better than the last one. It will have a great view of the Orochi Volcano, but its far enough away that there isn't any danger. Plus, it'll be close to both Hamster City and the Gardens so a visit to my mom won't be such a pain in the rear to get to and well...I like taking Dee to the Gardens because its so peaceful there. And, in addition, harvesting the materials she is going to need for the new place it will be much easier for transport."

Terry took another sip of his drink just as Iori walked in. Iori didn't seem to be in a pleasant mood, but then again, if you had your entire mouth filled for cavities, I am sure you'd be upset too. Plus, Iori had to see with his own eyes the destroyed mansion and then guess where the meeting was relocated.

He said in a dangerous tone, "How dare you all keep me in the dark like this?!"

Terry looked behind him to see Iori ready for battle. Sighing, Terry said, "Just sit down Yagami. You were summoned here to discuss your son's future. Now, if you don't wish to sit down, your wife Saya will have the decision of where Ice goes and you won't have the chance to argue the point."

Iori sat down, though he was still upset. Then Terry ordered his guests a couple of drinks before getting down to business. "As the two of you know, Ice can no longer stay within Planet Hamster due to his unstable health. Dee has brought it to my attention that there are a couple of locations where he could go and be happy. Both of them are in Azeroth, he won't have a choice there, but he can choose to live either in Dun Morogh near Ironforge just outside of Khranos or In Northrend in the Borean Tundra on the borders of Dragonflight. Dun Morogh has wolves and boars that Ice can hunt freely for food and clothing and yes, he will have to do that himself if he is to survive without starvation. As for Northrend, its a fish diet, but there are mammoths out there that he can hunt for their furs. Either way, he will learn how to cook and skin animals. Who knows, maybe he will return the favor and give the two of you designer outfits?"

Growling, Iori said, "So, in exchange for my son's happiness, he gets to work."

"In a nutshell, yes. Plus there are a lot of other bonuses to living in both areas. I mean, like there are mining opportunities in both locations and depending on which location the two of you agree on, that will depend on how much money he earns. Dun Morogh doesn't promise much in the ways of money, but it provides more goods that he can craft on his own and they will be superb and better than anything Planet Hamster has to offer, I can assure you of that. The tundra provides money in exchange for how many goods Ice will get."

Terry replied, "I see you weren't paying full attention, Saya. The dangers in these two lands varies. If Ice were to live in Dun Morogh, he'd have to deal with aggressive wolves and possible troll attacks. The wolves are no big deal since Ice is already used to hunting creatures of a higher level here on Planet Hamster. Iori's told me so on some of the late nights at the bar."

Iori made some sort of a hand gesture before saying, "Are you talking about the time that Nathan had tried to wipe out the entire galaxy and it was thanks to my son Ice that Dee was saved?"

Terry shook his head, but replied, "No, I wasn't talking about then, but that is even more reason why these wolves I speak of are no big deal. What I was referring to was how every morning at about 5 Ice would go hunting some wild food and on occasion run into a dragon or two."

"Oh yeah...those."

Continuing, Terry said, "Now these trolls I speak of, they can be quite deadly if one is not prepared to fight them. They are lower ranking trolls of the Zandalari tribe, but they tend to have a knack of reporting anything different to their maxed out leveled leaders. If Ice moved to Dun Morogh, the trolls are Ice's only real worry."

Iori then asked, "Okay, so you say that its safer for Ice to live in Dun Morogh, but in exchange, there's not much in the ways of money there. Now, what sorts of dangers await Ice in the Borean Tundra?"

Terry nodded, "Now that's where the Lich King Arthas has been trying to form his troops, or at least one portion of them. And yes, he would be living fairly close to one of those bases. The worst thing that can happen to Ice if he chooses to live in the Tundra is he becomes a slave to the lich king. Oh, but I have a bit of a secret for you two. Dee had been one of those slaves."

"What?!" Iori exclaimed, "Where is your proof Terry?!"

"Quiet down, Yagami and let me explain. While being a servant of the Lich King temporarily removes the control over your own mind, after a little while, you regain your control and you become really powerful. In a way, Iori...you are a living version of what a Death Knight is. Whenever you go into your Riot of Blood form...well...lets just say you transform into something like what the Lich King is."

Iori began laughing at this. "Now that," he said through his laughter, "Is funny."

Iori nodded, but was still giggling a little at Terry's humor. Terry then said, "Very well. It looks like I can give my report to Ken and to my wife. Once Ice has fully recovered, or is at the very least able to be moved, then he shall live in Dun Morogh."

It was then that Hyoga Swan busted in and exclaimed, "Noooo! It cannot be true, it can't! Please don't tell me that Ice has to move!"

Terry turned to find Hyoga out of breath. "I'm sorry, Hyoga, but yeah, its true. You know, Swan, you could always move with Ice if you wanted to. He's gonna be living in Dun Morogh in Azeroth."

Hyoga then used his powers to summon a rather large icicle sharp enough to kill even the toughest of men. "You cannot be serious about moving him anywhere in Azeroth! There's been talk recently, I was just there a week ago to... scope things out. Dee's parents are planning something, something bad. If you send Ice to Azeroth, its like you are wanting him to die!"

Iori got angry at this point and gripped Hyoga by the collar, "Then how come you weren't here sooner, huh?"

"Let him go, Iori," Terry said, "He ran the whole way here from his castle. I can tell from the way he's breathing."

Iori then grabbed Terry's collar, "You sending my son to his doom, Bogard?"

Terry raised his hands in surrender, "How was I to know that Dee's parents were planning something there? And besides, its the safest place he can be living. He cannot stay here! And there ain't any temperature safe places anywhere else. Look, if you want your son safe, we can order Hyoga to make sure your son is safe until Dee's parents are no longer a threat. But, I don't think an order will even be needed."

Iori noticed that Hyoga took off. The icicle shattered on the floor. "Saya," Iori barked, "We're leaving and we are going to make sure that whatever plans Dee's parents have for Ice does not come to pass."

Iori growled, "If you don't truly care about our son Ice, Saya, why did you even bother to show up when Ice's life was in danger, hmm? What difference would it make if he died to you? One less person in this galaxy to worry about regardless of relation perhaps?!"

Terry then sighed and said, "Saya, I am afraid Iori's got a good point. See, Iori's main concern is Ice's well-being and with you wanting to attend to something else, it makes it appear that you don't love your son. It also looks like, I might add, that you are working with the enemy. The one trying to sabotage this galaxy. If you don't go with Iori, then I am placing you under arrest for child neglect. Child neglect does come with a stiff price and that price is to become a child yourself without any parents to look after you and you are placed in the same situation as the one you neglected. Dee's given me the power to see that judicial act come to pass IF you do not go with Iori to try to stop Dee's parents."

Dee then entered the cafe at that time and asked Terry, "What did I miss?"

Terry replied, "I carried out your request, but it would seem that Dun Morogh is where your parents are scheming something. Hyoga's gone to I dunno where, but he was really upset about the decision made by Saya and Iori. Iori here plans on trying to stop your parents carrying out their evil deeds, but Saya says she has more important matters."

Dee nodded, "I see. So, you gave Saya the letter of the law in this matter, Terry?"

Terry nodded again, "Yes. She must go with Iori or have to become Ice, but have no help come to her aid. She will witness first hand what Ice went through in order to teach her the lesson she needs."

(Saya, my plan here is you agree to go with Iori, but you aren't going to like it. When you get there, you find out my parents's plans and that its already too late to stop what has been set in motion. You remember that part of the plan right?)

(When the mansion was destroyed by the volcano, to describe it in an animated way, there was a pillar of bright orange red where the mansion couldn't even be seen, and then it was nothing but a huge hole in the ground. You would be able to see the river of lava flowing freely if you peered through the hole.)

Before leaving, Iori said to Saya, "I know that look in your eyes. If you're thinking that Terry knew about the volcano when he initially built the foundation, you're wrong. It wasn't until several complaints were made about an odd fart-like smell coming from the basement that Dee had investigated the source. Since I was working the day she found the volcano we all, at the time, thought that Joe just let go the mother of all natural gasses out his butt, though Dee proved us wrong when she found the river."

Dee added, "When I told Terry about it and he tried to see for himself, he fainted about 3 quarters of the way there due to the brimstone. All I did was find a way to attempt to contain or at the very least divert the potential disaster away from the mansion. I guess my methods weren't a permanent solution though. That mansion went poof!"