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Aliya shrugged at the twins. "We can if you want to," she told them, "but I usually just go straight home and eat with Mum and Ada. Elrohir and Haradhel don't expect me ... but your father might, even if it's just to let him know you're leaving the ranch again ... perhaps you should let him know, then."

It was after all up to them.

"Probably, if he is leaving in the morning, he might want to tell us something," Ryu replied thoughtfully, "You know.. marching orders and all that."

Since he didn't know fully what Donovan had in mind and they hadn't expected him to leave right the next day.

"From what I understand," Elrohir replied thoughtfully, "Ulrich and Ulani have had some sort of experience with taking in children who have been orphaned unexpectedly, and they've been breeding horses for a few hundred years, and did before they left the Four Lands in the first place. From that, with the attacks they had before the Ranch was started, I think they more or less knew what would be needed, not only for survival, but for the children."

He himself was a bit wary of the first children that would be (hopefully) arriving with Donovan's return. He had no experience taking care of children, and neither did Haradhel, though they were already expecting one of their own.

The two twins hurried on to the Ranch house, since it was already dark and they didn't want to delay Aliya's time going any further. It would be Feng that would go bounding up the stairs like a bunny.

Elrohir nodded. "Well, we'll see exactly how well all of it works out once there are actually some children here to take care of," he commented with a shrug. "After all, that really is the biggest test, isn't it?"

So much preparation for such a goal ...

"Oh?" Ryu raised a brow, he tilted his head, but he it was so soft that he couldn't hear.

He followed Aliay anyhow, tugging Feng to come down with him. They only had human hearing after all, it was their touch that was different the result of being mers he suppoed.

Feng followed closely, it only was until they got closer to the kitchen that she could hear.

Elrohir nodded soberly. It would indeed be a test ... though he was starting to wonder if they might have to hire another fighter or two to take the children back to their homes, otherwise they would be short here at the ranch.

Well, that was business for another day.

"Off to bed, then," he murmured, and, holding up one hand and pointing his palm towards the fireplace, he closed his fist, and the fire went out. He started towards the door. "Come on."