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"His sister's are very nice!" Ipo exclaimed, ready to continue on about them but she started crying.

Elliot was quick to respond, kneeling down to her level and gently stroking her hair. "Nix I'm not going to take your brother away. I brought him here so he could be with his family" Wiping her tears away with his sleeves the prince continued to explain, "If he follows me to Nalenyr that is his own decision and I've done my best to not influence him." though her next words confused him, continuing to wipe her face and stroke her hair. It was all he could do, she wasn't his sister. "How has Leo made a family of his own? We are only friends, Nix, I won't take him anywhere. Only he can make his decision on where he wants to go. If he does come, I offer an invitation." he held her face gently, making sure she was looking at him. "My sister's are having their ninth birthday party, if the forest lets you and you want to come, you are more then welcmed to travel with us to Nalenyr and stay with your brother for a little while longer. However I cannot promise you can stay forever. It takes a month to come to Falia and return home. That is something you and your people must discuss if you would like to visit often. I shall discuss the same with my own council men when I return if your brother does come with."

Ipo was surprised, he expected the prince to treat Nix like a child but instead was treating her sort of in between. He was treating her like an adult, but explaining to her in ways a child could understand. But making a family of his own, did that mean Elliot was the husband and Leo the wife? It sure did seem that way.

Elliot chuckled. "Well I miss my sisters very much but I've always been around them, so parting isn't so bad when I know I'll go home. You have just met your brother for the first time and parting will be so much greater. If you are allowed to come with us, you will travel with your brother and make more then a weeks worth of memories. So when you do part, hopefully it is not so bad." And re-adjusted his sleeves, smiling. She looked a lot like her brother when it came to expressing herself. "Hm? Ways to quicken it? We traveled through Reta to get here. We will travel back through that route. If word spreads that we were not caught traveling back it will give Reta a reason to attack your country. The country of Falia is isolated and no one knows much about it, so the Retians of all people will be quick to assume."

"I wonder how Henry's doing." Ipo murmured.

Elliot swiveled his ears toward the hare. "That's a good question. We should pay them a visit. They have paper, perhaps Leo will draw some scenery for my sisters." But a thought struck his mind. "Tsume helped us go from them to here."

The black ears lowered. "well I have a good memory! I can get us there!"

"Ipo, you have a terrible memory." And he did not want to ask Nix for help, would she even know the way? "I am sure they are fine, he is with the guards and that old man has his ability over the earth. They will be protected if the guards fail."

"She can?" Ipo asked for the both of them, but when a doe appeared he looked at it curiously, never having seen one up close. "Can I pet her?"

"Your abilities are astounding, Nix, I feel I know which one of my sister's you'll most get along with." and smiled, holding her hand as she led them. "To the group would be lovely. To Henry I am still a child, he worries." Elliot never thought about how much people cared for him, let alone how many. "What does the council do, Princess?" Were they anything like his father's council?

"Prince Elliot, you mentioned getting gifts as well, I wonder if we can get those. Something common, right?"

Ipo hesitantly ran his fingers across the coarse fur, giving a happy giggle. "Yay. THank you!" And continued to smile happily, soon walking behind his prince.

Elliot was thinking on these things. "What about a small trinket? Something I could put in a glass case on a shelf for them? I'd love to get them clothes, but I fear they'll outgrow them and they'll be thrown away. And if I brought food my dear hare will eat it. So a small trinket. I am sorry if I am seeming forward. I would ask Leo but he has been busy as of late."

"And he's planning how to kill Tsume."

"Ipo, you're being idiotic. Tsume is Leo's familiar, they deserve to spend time together." he explained, looking back at Nyx. "If I froze a flower in clear ice, that would be nice. But a common flower. Despite Martha's tomboyish looks she does enjoy the small beauties in life."

"Oh the ice will hold, you mustn't worry. It's my ability. I can make it never melt if I concentrate enough. But the ability over crystals. That makes my ice look like child's play." And chuckled, continuing to walk but stopped when Nix was no longer attached to his clothes. Glancing back he saw Nix standing at the edge of the forest. Hearing her confession he smiled softly and held out his hand. "Don't worry, they won't harm you."

"Henryy!" Ipo cried, running with a speed only his race had. He even gave a hop before hugging the short old man. "We brought a guest!"

"Hmm?" The old man was leaning forward with the added weight but he turned anyway, looking at the two still standing by the forest.

Henry smiled at the girl. "And hello to you too, little Miss."

"Henry, this is Leo's little sister and the princess of Falia." Elliot introduced. "Nix, this is Henry, he's been my driver and I've also known him since I was a child."

"The guards are resting. They've been paranoid since you left." Henry explained. "Care to eat? Some lovely people came to bring food. Didn't stay for conversation, shy folk. Kind of like Leo and the little princess. You look a lot like your brother, Miss Nix."

Elliot nodded. "Worrying about Leo with the tree I grew hungry, but I wasn't sure what to eat so I just didn't. I'm sorry." The apology was more toward Henry then Nix, taking the food. "Yes, I am curious how your council works. How does yours work?"

"Care for something to drink, Miss Nix? We have juice here, and water. All they brought was water."

"Best. Tasting. Water." Ipo said, drinking some of it.

Ipo and Elliot paused their drinking, though Ipo was the one who spit out his drink, Henry unhappy with being the catcher of the said water.

"Unicorns?" Elliot asked. "A unicorn, the tip of a unicorn's horn."

"Unicorns went extinct centuries ago!"

"I find that interesting." Henry said. "Graddad always said he saw one, no one believed him. Purified all the water, amazing creature." Henry said. "And you are fine to ramble. I'm used to hearing this one rambling, be nice to hear a different voice."

The black ears lowered. "I'm not that bad." and nibbled on his cabbage, frowning at the older man.