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Lin nodded at this, "We should. He seems so busy, but maybe what we all need is some time out and some time together."

The children had just sort of come into their own so quickly and suddenly that now there wasn't much for them to do or talk about.

Lin chuckled a bit as she picked up her tea box and began the trek back to camp with Earendil.

"We don't win do we? Either we're not busy enough and bored out of our minds or we're too busy and don't spend enough time with everyone."

That had been her and Earendil's problem, since they didn't have crafts that could be done while remaining in one place so until they took up writing about their trip, they were often bored.

By the time they got to camp, Miyuki was just leaving the tent. She had gotten that flask of water, but also stayed with Andarien for a bit before heading back out. She knew she had left Malion alone for a long while, and really Andarien was asleep. There wasn't much else she could do at this point.

"Asleep," Miyuki replied, "I nudged him away long enough to make him drink a bit of water. I left the flask by his bed. He still says he feels cold, but he feels pretty warm."

It was hard to tell if this even bothered him, he was sleeping so much. He seemed happier to just be wrapped up in those blankets and left alone at the moment.

"Soup?" Miyuki blinked before nodded, "Okay, I'll go tell her then."

She was sure they still had some bones from the meat that Wren was preparing and that would be good for soup stock.

Lin entered the tent as their daughter went off to tell Wren the change in meal plans.

Since Winter meant more time indoors, Miyuki kept herself busy by practicing her illusions (and storytelling), and adding to the mobile home. She had gotten to the point where she was planning a lot of the stories as well, so she could tell them herself.

She understood that even though in this particular city there was a theatre for performances that might not always be the case. In some cases she might have to make it a street performance, so she had to be ready for that too.

As for the mobile home, she began to work on the kitchen. Adding cupboards, a stove and oven, and table and chairs. She had also added a place for Amir to play, which just required opening up the living room wall to where the rec room would be.

When she wasn't practicing or add, she was planning. She asked around for what spices, raw goods and some crafted goods would be unique to only this location. The money she made from her performances went into buying those goods from local sellers. It was hard, because she had to learn quickly how to bargain,especially as she was buying larger amounts for some goods.

She also, unintentionally ended up working with Eron as well. He was getting good enough to extract minerals needed for chemistry working. One of the things Eron ended up making (that he would have never imagined himself making) were bath salts. Since it was winter, he couldn't make anything other plain bath salts, but he told Miyuki if she could get him floral ingredients, he could make them scented. His in particular were made to soften water and callous skin.

By the end of Winter, Miyuki had quite a number of products to sell, of which she kept in a different set of runed boxes that could be folded open to reveal their wares.

So it was no surprise that it also meant she was excited to be on the road again. Just to see what else was there. That and they had been in one place for a lot longer than any of them were use to.

"Is there something about Jielam?" Miyuki asked.

She knew they were going to travel to many countries as possible, though they would avoid the cities in some territories such as any place owned by the White Elves. From what little Miyuki had learned, they were not people you wanted to mess with or even try to talk reason to.

Miyuki nodded, "And we had kind of figured where we were traveling is going to become more dangerous. There's a reason for more training when we could."

There had been more training with the Pokemon, coming up with strategies. Sometimes, Miyuki spoke with her brother on the matter because between the two of them their eevee hoard had a large number of elements they could combine and use.

Also with Ura's help, she had sat down and figured out what attacks that Suki should use.

"All we can do is be careful," Lin agreed with a nod.