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((Arg. My mother just walked in and declared she was taking me out to dinner. I've gotta go.))

Nehanda giggled and returned the not-quite-a-hug. "When you gets to be a kid, we can be the neatest supa-hewos ever!" she told Delta excitedly. "An you can be da pwettiest, and I can be, uh . . ." She thought about her super powers, but came up empty. "Well, it'll be wots of fun!"

Foenix grinned her relief. "Oh, I'm really glad you both like it. Nehanda and I looked up peacocks so that she would know what one looks like. I was really hoping the colors would match." Straightening, she checked her watch. "Well, we were really just going to stop by so that I could meet you and Nehanda could give that to Delta. I'm afraid we can't really stick around to chat, because I've got a whole brood who'll want dinner soon. I hope you'll come over sometime so we can get to know each other better."

Gathering up Nehanda, she carried the child back down the path toward their own house. Nehanda waved eagerly. "Bye! Bye, Dewta! Bye, Sywen! I'll see you soon!"

Alyosha was standing out on the veranda, cup of tea in hand, looking out towards the village. It was a reasonably quiet day, only the usual background hubbub of noise filtering through the trees - brought by the soft breeze.

A figure seemed to be heading towards the centre. He wondered who it was, knowing that Foenix, Fae and Kiro were already there. He hopped off the wooden boards, landing lightly, set his now exmpty cup down and wandered down the path a little ways. Ahh... Yakobi. He hadn't had much of a chance to talk to her before. Smiling a little, he waved in greeting.

"Ahhh... It's not a problem, they always seem to like getting underfoot at that age" He grinned a little as he looked down at the slightly ruffled looking wisp. How a wisp could be ruffled he wasn't sure but Taranis was, well, ruffled looking. "Talking of which, how is he taking this form? It's not been long since he became a wisp, has it?" It could only have been a few days at most, Alyosha thought.

"Wow.. really? do you have them all with you?" he wondered if that was what she was here for. It would seem a reason for her to be going to the centre but... if she'd already waited 4 days...

"Is he.. ready to become a child?" he asked, slightly tentatively.

Alyosha nodded slightly, his smile widening into a grin. Another one growing up. Nearly all of them! The project could certainly be called one hell of a success.

"We could do it here" he motioned to a patch of sand which had been blown off the beach. It's smooth surface seemed as good a place as any. "Just bring all of your things out and set them down and we can begin" he instructed, giving Taranis an encouraging smile.

Alyosha looked at the items, knelt and spread them out. He considered each, pushing and prodding them into a vague circle, the hide placed in the centre. He picked up Taranis' artifact, placed it on the hide and watched as the little wisp was drawn with it.

He stood back, speedily and waited. For a moment nothing happened and he worried that he had misplaced and item. Then Taranis' form began to become more solid. It pulsed with life, the wispy blue becoming a warm white, the artifact rising and curling itself around Taranis' small head. Beads, hide, rope and chain all in a flash not there - moved around and placed elsewhere. When it was done a few beads still rolled about at Taranis' feet.


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((I'm going to have to head now 'kobi - tis nearly 6am here - feel free to do what yeh want. If you need anything else then post and i'll be back tommorow sometimes ^_^ ))

((Continued from The the Centre))

Breaking out of the Centre, Kiro hesitated just outside. Partially he was waiting for Ieyasu. Another reason, however, was the billows of smoke floating up in front of him. Quietly the neko-jin swore. This was definately not good.

It was strange, a sort of brief paralysis. He possibly wasn't the best person to have volenteered for running about outside just now. "Where first...?"