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Donovan nodded at this, though Aragost was already talking to Celeborn he would have to go and see Celeborn too.

"Well let's find out where and how many first," Donovan replied, "we can do that after I introduce you to pair, and then talk to Celeborn."

"They're inside in the playroom," Donovan thumbed the house, "With everyone else."

Hopefully nothing happened while he was gone, he didn't expect anything to though. Even though Toshiro could be a touchy person at times he at least knew when to sulk quietly.

"Let's go," he motion, "Your grandmother and grandfather will be happy to see you."

Lore laughed as he hugged Aras back, even though she had grown so much he could still tell it was her. Squeezing her slightly he let go to get a good look at her. She didn't look that much like Celebor growing up so he wondered if she took after more of her mother.

"It certainly has been a very long while," Lore replied ,"Though obviously longer for you than for me."

Though he hadn't seen her since the wedding and therefore it had been nearly two years, he knew it had been months since Celebor moved his family here.

Aras giggled and stood still so that her grandfather could inspect her. "All grown up," she beamed. "And it's so wonderful here, the land is beautiful and there's six whole seasons and they're all different and they're all beautiful - and the people, and the things to do - I love it! I'm so glad that Daddy brought us here!"

"It is a lot nicer here than where we used to live," Kanis agreed, still looking around. "Oh!" she smiled, spotting Corrah and Armus through the glass doors of the playroom and dining room. "There they are!"

Corrah and Armus spotted Kanis at about the same time, and Corrah rose to his feet in amazement. Armus simply stared.




Ulani took Donovan to the barracks, to Celeborn's quarters, and knocked at the door. After only a brief pause, the door opened, and Celeborn stood in the doorway. He smiled warmly at her and Donovan and opened his door wider.

"Come in," he said warmly, "come in, Aragost has already been to see me, I've been expecting you. Welcome back again, Donovan, it's been a while - again."

Celeborn chuckled. "Your family will never stop growing," he grinned at Donovan. "But then, that's not a bad thing. Now come, Aragost tells me we've a trip to plan, and little time to do it - as well as some newcomers that need orientating and put on the schedule."

"I think perhaps the first step is for people to get used to them," Ulani commented as she stepped into his quarters and sat down on a chair. "There seem to be mixed reactions about them from the people who know them. Some people absolutely adore them ... and others ..." She hesitated, looking at Donovan.




Aras nodded happily at her grandfather. "They were our trainers, back in the other world," she smiled. "We had a lot of fun with them, and Corrah was a wonderful trainer ... but Ruran had too much trouble with them, so Daddy took us here to live instead. At first we were sad, but now we love it here."

Kanis wasn't there anymore, she had run across the hall to the dining room to greet her old trainers.

Ulani nodded her understanding. She sort of understood what he meant. Niyana had exploded when finding out that Corrah and Armus had come, but her daughters had been so pleased ...

"Perhaps the first step would simply to be getting them used to being around others," she suggested. "From what I gather ... they've never been with others before, not really ... so maybe if we started with getting them to meet people, learn how to act around others ..."

"Celeborn!" a new voice called out from out in the hallway. There was a knock at the door, and then it opened. A blond elf stepped in and stopped in his tracks when he saw Donovan and Ulani in there as well. He was fairly tall, nearly as tall as Celeborn, with curious, green eyes. He didn't seem to be dressed for the weather - his feet were bare, he had no cloak, and he wore only a light, sleeveless tunic and a pair of pants. He cleared his throat awkwardly and turned back to Celeborn.

"Celeborn," he said again, holding out one hand, "I have those leaves you wanted."

Ulani laughed. "More mint leaves, Ruque?"

The man grinned. "He claims that this time he will make sure there are some left for the children. Not that I trust him, but I hope he does keep his word, it's very late in the season and I shan't find any more until the spring."

Celeborn chuckled and took the leaves from him. "Donovan, have you met Ruque? Celebor's son?"

Ruque blushed a bit, his long hair falling forward into his eyes. "Don't say it as if I'm the only one," he murmured softly to the fighter.




Aras's eyes sparkled brightly as she listened to Lore. "I think that will be wonderful," she murmured, "though Daddy won't like it so much. Of course, if it's just the two of them it's not so bad ... and Ruran's older now so he should be better ..."

Elnara's eyes narrowed slightly. "You keep saying it's fine because it's just the two of them," she commented slowly. "What do you mean by that?"

Aras bit her lip anxiously, then sighed. "Mother and Daddy didn't like my friend that I had when I was training with Corrah and Armus. He was a wild wolf boy, and Armus adopted him ... Mother and Daddy didn't like him. But I guess he must be all grown up by now, too, and gone off on his own ..."

Ruque grinned sheepishly at Donovan. "Sorry," he murmured. "I guess I'm just used to people trying not to talk too much about Ruran. He ... can be a jerk, but he's a lot better than he used to be."

"Perhaps you should talk to him as well," Ulani commented to Donovan raising one eyebrow. "You might do him some good."

Celeborn snorted, then tried to cover it up with a cough. "Sorry," he apologized, clearing his throat. "Ignore me. No, don't. Ulani, you came here so that we could plan a hunt, now let's plan a hunt. Ruque, go on and find your father and tell him we're leaving in the morning and get ready."

Ruque couldn't help himself, he chuckled as he headed out the door.



Aras blinked at Kara. "We came here just a few days after we grew to children," she told her, "so ... I don't know, maybe he's still a child if it's only been that long back there, then."

She looked over her shoulder at Kanis, Corrah and Armus in the other room. "I suppose once they join us I could ask."