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Thanatos had taken the little call in private, so the kids would remain in the dark that they were headed to a celebration in the Peace. Trying to keep the walk from being boring, some brief attempts at conversation were made. Trilla seemed to do a better job of that by hugging her brothers randomly. "I think we're getting close now," Than spoke, hopefully bringing the kids back to attention. They might notice how easily Than ascended the stairs to the Peace with quite a bit of ease, considering he was blind. The kids would have all the time they wanted to observe the Peace. It didn't take long to get to the top.

"Hmm?" Than blinked, hearing Eecheb ask what the igloo was. Of course, Than was perplexed, not knowing there was even an igloo there. For a moment he thought his little brother was talking about the trees. A few 'clicks' would be heard from Than's direction, before he blinked to himself. "Well...... that wasn't there before...... so I really wouldn't know, Eecheb. I doubt it's dangerous though. Come on.... " He motioned his siblings to follow, walking toward the large igloo. Nana and Mastema would likely be able to hear them chatting in the quiet of the Peace.

Mastema grinned slightly, behind Nana when she spoke. "How unfortunate. I guess I have to stop." Mastema mocked disappointment, placing one last kiss on Nana's neck and unwrapping his arms from behind her. He would simply wait for Nana to make the first action, if any.

"Is there even supposed to be a door?" Than asked himself, not even knowing what it was in the first place. All he knew was something big was now sitting in the Peace. Walking up to one side of it, Than put his hand on the ice and quickly withdrew it. "Yeow!..... well, it's obviously made of ice, whatever it is......" Than wished he could have deduced that with a little less chill in his hand.

After shaking the cold out of his hand, Thanatos followed the footsteps of his younger siblings and went around to the actual front of the igloo, starting to get ideas in his head about what this really was. As the young trio stepped in, the illumination set up inside would turn on, letting both Nana and Mastema be seen. "Surprise!" Mastema shouted simultaneously with Nana, albeit Nana's voice outchimed his; he would have to work on his enthusiasm, though it wasn't really his character. The entire set up of the party would now be visible to the children. Than only smiled, having figured it out only moments before the curtain call.

Elsewhere in the Peace, a small thunk might be heard as Sho fell sideways into the snow. He had been on his way to the igloo, and the loud 'surprise' had utterly scared the daylights out of him. "Oh my heart ._______.,,,, When did I become such a wuss....."

Mastema offered the confused children a slight smile. "Well now, you are not going to stand there all day are you? Come, sit down; we could not have this celebration without you three here. Mastema motioned to the seats around the ice table, also to the large cake which Nana had arranged for in the center of it.

Thanatos hand his hand lightly on Micha's back. The child almost stepped back against his brother's leg in surprise, and Than's hand was just a little support.

Outside, Sho had realized laying in cold snow was worse than being surprised, and had thus righted himself and resumed walking to the igloo. He'd left his sword back at his home and was wearing only casual clothing.

Than let the children go ahead of him and find their seats, it was only the nice thing to do. Mastema was hoping Nana had a better idea of what to do next, since he had no clue what he was supposed to do now. Inside this relatively enclosed space, Than was having trouble telling where people were and where there was an open seat.

As Nana helped Thanatos find his footing, Mastema took note of the expression on Trilla's and Eecheb's face. If he were a normal person, he'd probably have goosebumps.

Than let out an inquisitive 'mm' when Nana spoke, taking a second to figure out she was talking to him. As he turned and took Nana's hand with his right, she might've been able to feel more strength in his hand than she remembered. The fragility his hand used to have seemed replaced by hardness and strength. Yet, when she embraced him, he returned the hug at some length. It'd been a long time since he'd last been with Nana, since he spent most of his time away from the tower and she often spent her time there. The last time they met was when she'd requested to use his workshop for something.

Outside, it was rather easy to hear a hearty yawn from Sho as he came to the front of the igloo. "=.= Hello?"

Slayer and Proto had yet to arrive.