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Alpha frowned resisting the urge to make a rude comment at Xyleena "Just a little bit of milk and three sugars for me please" he called through knowing she would hear with her good ears. "Hebal please ignore your mother then, you would be incredibly boring if you were just like her" he whispered.

Hebal smiled and nodded her head "Don't worry, I'm happy with the way I am. Thats what she's like most of the time really which is why I feel that I have to be careful around her. I think she's just a little made with me cause I didn't say I was coming plus a couple of times ago I accidentally slipped on a wet floor and smashed a plate I was holding.

Melanae paused gazing down at Yenytai's expression "I'll tell you what, I'll let you keep that unicorn so long as you promise not to be too rough with it. I can't remember the last time I've played with it" she told Yenytai before hopping into her own room filled with a desk, four poster bed, several piles of soft toys and an old train set. "These are my fave toys, now make yourself comfortable"

Amane nodded playing with the dolls paws "I think I read about that in a book somewhere. I hear that they are clever enough to work out whether or not people are related just by smelling them so ccan easily identify families of friends and the like. I will see one someday on my pilgrimage, even if we have to take a detour"

Ardie yawned sitting down on the bed "It's a pretty nice house isn't it though I bet your place is a lot more fancy with even more toys" she commented glancing over at the window. "Thats where we always sneak out if need be since theres loads of easy to climb vines going up the side of that wall"

Gil frowned "Will I need to walk about like that because I can't move if every compartment on my armour is open" he said sighing as he began opening all his compartments laying a variety of swords he didn't use on the ground first so they piled up before drawing all his normally used swords then opening all the compartments on his armour "I don't especially like revealing all my gear this way but since it's just this once" he grunted while Enkidu growled slightly at the Ninja thinking Gil was gearing up for a fight before Gil hushed him.

Oassu chuckled at the little beret "Heh cute" he said neglecting to mention it was one of his favourites "Well can never use enough berets although he might just like ones big enough to hide under" he said nodding satisfied with the clothes he had "Right then lets get you some shoes now since I think I'm sorted" he said.

Zadina giggled seeing Yenytai dancing around with the unicorn wondering if she knew about the actual unicorns in the woods "That's a train set Yenytai. You set it up in a circuit and push this little button" he said pushing a small button that made the tiny train start to move "And the little train goes around it" he said "And my place is nice for sure but it's not a fair comparison" he added to Ardie "Though I'm not sure on the rules of the pilgrimage...how many detours can we take?" he asked.

Jeckhart frowned "The floor was wet it was hardly your fault" he sighed "Still lets hope she's in a good mood today and is friendly enough since we have news for her" he said looking at the table and wondering if he was ok to sit down at it.

Satoshi shook her head finishing off her conversation by laying her own weapons down then signed a piece of paper provided by the ninjas on a lipboard. "Well what just happened if that I have just taken full responsiility for you while in the village. And with all checks they want to know exactly what weapons your carrying into the village. They don't confiscate but they do keep record and as you can't get any more open than you are right now about how many weapons you have, you should be able to get dry rather than face a strip search" she explained watching the ninjas examining and recording each weapon.

Felina's eyes lit up with excitement from not having done one of her favourite activities for a long time "Ok lets go shoe shopping. It's been so long since I've been able to do it that I've missed it" she stated pulling him along by the hand to the shoe department "I think Cid just likes to hide under the big ones since the berets feel funny on his ears. But I think I'll try that pair, and that one and that one..." she continued picking up 5 or 6 pairs of shoes to try on.

Yenytai jumped back caught completely off guard by the moving boxes "Yenytai no know what train is. Looks like metal box that moves to Yenytai" she answered a little confused while she hugged Sammy the unicorn "Yenytai thinks the little red box will win race" she added leaning up close to peek through one of the little tunnels while no trains were in that area.

Hebal giggled noticing the conclusions Alpha had been referring to "Hehe they say some silly things in these papers, the only thing they got right was that Satoshi's momma is famous too. I'm happy for them but really hoping nothing bad happens, like if they split up one of them might wanna go away and stuff" she answered stopping as Xyleena came back into the room serving the tea.

Xyleena smiled putting the tray down on the coffee table "There you go, if you need more sugar it's in the little pot and obviously there is more milk in the jug" she stated sitting in her unoccupied armchair. "So what can I do for you Hebal, I'm assuming that your not planning to stay around here for long"

Hebal hesitated taking her cup from the tray "Umm... well you see I'm here for Amane. Wait, that sounds worse than it is. More I am here to take Amane on a short visit to see elves on the request of the royals who say they will give her extra summoner training in exchange for her presence" she explained flashing the letter.

Xyleena paused staring at the letter for a moment before taking it from Hebal's hand for a read "Hmm... how interesting. Though tell me, why on earth are the elven royal family so interested in Amane and are they aware of how rare it is for any viera to go travelling out of their forest, let alone a young summoner in training" she asked with suspicion.

Melanae snickered ,watching Yenytai proving to be amusing as usual "Yeah a train is basically a big metal box on wheels that people sit in to travel places because it an move really fast across land. You wouldn't like it inside as its often really cramped and they smell funny according to what dad says"

"Your mum sounds really strict if she won't let you play with toys in your own special room" Ardie remarked throwing up and catching the sparkly ball she picked up "But I think I'm the only one here other than Yenytai obviously, who lives with only one bedroom for toys and all. Plus I'm the only one with a twin I'm exected to share stuff with"

Amane frowned picking up one of the trains that was heading towards Yenytai's eye at the end of the tunnel and moved it round just past the nymph "Be careful where you put your head silly" she laughed moving closer to Zadina "Did you get to play outside much in your house? I bet you had a mega big garden the size of this forest"

Gil chuckled heartily as he sheathed his weapons and packed up his stuf "Well they'd be hard pressed to kill me just like that, should hope the weapons made that clear" he said patting his armour satisfyingly once he was packed "Yeah I had to work out a lot to have the strength to wear armour well at first though the extra muscle-mass from 4 arms probably helps though I'm not really that wet, just the armour and Enkidu" he said indicating for Enkidu to follow him so he could be dried.

Oassu chuckled "Alright if you say so and I think they probably all look nice on you but you've got a good deal of light coloured clothes so that would probably work well with the rest of your stuff" I guess he said going over to Cid to pet him.

Zadina smiled "No one is saying you have to leave Yenytai though I hear the real trains are even faster than that little one" he said "Though my mother just wants me to keep my room tidy though I didn't know you had a twin Ardie" he said surprised sitting down on the bed to examine the room better "Though yeah we do have a big garden but I didn't play in it much, father would often take me to the palace while he did work there and I would play with my cousins" he said

Jeckhart nodded understandling after thanking Xyleena for the tea "Please allow me to explain, you may recall on Hebal's last visit here there was a young elf present who played with Amane. That was Lord Zadina of the royal Loweena family, he doesn't have many friends his own age since he travels with Princess Felina and her friends and his family are missing" he said sipping his tea "So he requested Amane come spend the Dragon festival with him and receive additional summoner training so he wouldn't be so lonely" he said "It would only be for three days anyway" he added

Satoshi nodded slinging one of the towels around her shoulders "And all that working out has certainly payed off and kept you in nice shape. It's a shame you keep that hidden away in the armour all the time" she winked at him before closing the cubical door "Don't mind me, I'm just changing into a nice and dry summer dress, won't be long"

Felina smiled slipping off the boots "Ok then this will be perfect and I'll take them" she decided not wanting to keep Oassu waiting around a long time while she looked at all possible shoes she could buy. "Now lets get these and rejoin Hayate. The sooner we hop on the long boring carriage, the sooner we can go have some fun and see my folks."

Yenytai grinned almost snatching the plant of Melanae for a closer look "Yenytai knows this one. Plant will grow real pretty red and white spotty in flower time if looked after properly" she told her giving it a gentle hug before giving it back to her "Yenytai think plant doing well and Yenytai no need to switch forests right now. Not like theres shortage in food, plants or boy nymphs"

Hebal smiled holding in a squeal knowing that her mother would not appreciate it "Yeah thats fine with me if you pack, but just so you know Yithra is quite warm at this time of year" she lied getting up to at least give Xyleena a brief hug needing an excuse for Amane to need clothes for the warmer climate they were really going to visit.

"It remains to be seen just how safe those hands are" Xyleena mumbled under her breath quickly shutting her mouth as Hebal approached "Ok I'll bear that in mind and in the meantime perhaps you could fetch Amane back here so we can at least say a proper good bye. After you've finished your tea of course. You know what she's like, if not with her friends or at the park she'll be off picking flowers as usual. You know I would have thought Yithra would be cold at this time of year but maybe I just have a poor sense of geography" she remarked secretly not knowing a thing about the place.

Amane shook her head "You could take me there on another little holiday when we are going in that direction. Strict is never any fun really but I bet your cousin Corella is very nice and probably fun too. But what about your aunt and uncle, are they a nice king and queen or are they all serious and demanding?"

Ardie paused eventually nodding her head at Zadina "Yeah I've done that once or twice its true but she's done the same to me from time to time as well and I've not done that for a very long time now" she muttered a little ashamed that she had been that mean at one point.

Melanae nodded putting the plant back in its place "Yep thats true but this one is a special kind of flower like the one you described, this one is designed to be a little more pinky red than the usual colour flower. But what do you mean, has Yenytai got herself a boy nymph partner we don't know about" she teased.