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It had been a very long 60 odd days. The elf dragged his feet along the dirt path thinking about it and shivered. But at least it was over. Itzel was glad of that. He had not been able to find peace on that ship and decided he would not sail again until he found a ship that was more...friendly towards him and his kind. It was late in the night as he trudged back towards the shop that he had dreamed of the past two months. He had kept his word though. When it turned into more then a month expedtion he had jumped ship. It did however take him a long time to get back into the port he had come to know very well.

He had swum ashore after jumping ship and then disappeared in the forest that was along the coastline. After fighting through things there he managed to find his way back to the city where his beloved worked and lived. What a sight it was for the poor elf's eyes. However he was a little worried that Eloisa would be upset at him for not getting home sooner. But with her talents surely she would have known about his trials to come back to her.

Of course since he had jumped ship he didn't get paid so it really had been a lost cause. He sighed as he reached the door to the shop and put his hand on it as if to feel and make sure it was really there. This place and the wonderious woman who lived therein had been his driving forces for the past two months. He could almost feel the warmth radiating off of the wood as he rested his head on the well worn door. His hand then opened the door.

As the elf lifted his head towards her voice and the light she lit he smiled a little. "Hello beautiful." He said softly and his mind his word couldn't be more true. She was there in all her elegant serenity and grace. It made his heart swell just to see her face. "I am sorry it took me so long to return love." He took a few steps into the shop closing the door behind him. His body was marked with cuts and dirt from his long trek. Even his silvery hair was seemed more salt and pepper do to all the troubles he had endured. As he moved a few steps closer to her she could hear the limp that he carried now from his left foot being twisted. "Eloisa I never should had left your side." He turned his green eyes, the only vibrant thing about his at the moment, to her angelic face.

Itzel relaxed as she spoke to him. She wasn't mad that he took so long. And even if the light had not let him see her swollen tummy he surely would have noticed it when she wrapped her arms around him. "Eloisa..." He said as his weary body moved to embrace her. A hand was laid gently on her stomach. There was no doubt about it. She was with child. He mentally kicked himself for leaving her side at all now. "...I see that your beauty has grown even more. When did you know?"

Itzel put a finger under her chin and raised her head up again. "Why do you hang your head so? If anyone should be ashamed it should be me for not staying here." He leaned down and kissed her tenderly. "You help make my dreams real. Do you know that?" Yes he wanted to be a father though he knew it would be difficult at best. Half elves were often sickly and also highly looked down upon. He managed to find strength in his arms to hug his lovely diviner closer. "I will not leave your side for quiet some time now. Maybe I can get a job in the village or something..." His pain forgotten for the moment at the thought of having children with Eloisa Lynn and protecting his family from hardships that he knew would come.

"The more the merrier then." Itzel said beaming. "There is nothing you could say right now that would make me upset darling. I have finally come home where I belong and I find that I am to have a family like I always wanted. If I could I would most likely dance." He chuckled a little and then saw Jenna. "Hello there. I think I had better sit down before anything else." He then kissed Eloisa's forehead before letting go of her just long enough to sit down on the floor somewhat ungracefully. "Oof...a pox on those fools back there. I hope they find something they don't like."

"I didn't have much choice really. I did put it on once though and that was enough for me. They can have it." Itzel said as he put a hand over Eloisa's. "I lost my journals too. Took those over the side with me though. After listening to them I didn't want those fools finding them." The elf shook his head and sat as still as he could while the girl worked. "You know I don't know who is gonna need more help getting up from here when Jenna here is done."

At a different time Itzel would have pitied the men on that ship as well but not after the hell he had just gone through. "I used really bad judgment about that boat." He muttered as he felt her tummy. "I feel spoiled." He laughed a little. "A lovely lady by my side and children on the way. What did I ever do to deserve such blessings?"

"Hey they are very energetic." Itzel said as he felt his hat removed. He had actually forgotten he had it on. He reluctantly removed his hand to help ease off his boot to revile a very swollen and angery looking ankle. "Ooo...well it helps to have the boot off...its a start." He chuckled as he squinted a bit at the pain. The only way he knew it wasn't broken was that he could put some weight on it...not that that was smart. "Yes I think I am gonna be around for a while."