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The sun was beating down between the clouds as the pair walked up the drive. In both sets of hands lay foliage, the angel WinK holding a small batch of yellow and white roses -a gift for Trio- and in Keelan's able hands a batch of what looked like green pasta but was in fact river grass, dripping slightly as the bowl sloshed. His sister Aurora had been very specific not to let it dry out before planted. A gift for Annora.

Schola, the little pixa hyper as par usual darted in front of the pair, chasing lizards and the occasional frog as it came across their path. Spotting the house and smelling the familiar scents he yipped a few times, very loud for such a small creature, and darted off through the yard, dissapearing quickly.

Keelan, about to chase after, remembered the grass and stopped, remdinging himself firmly that Schola was a lot smarter than the average dog and would come to no harm. He hoped. With full hands he looked up at WinK, pleading, and the tall green-eyed man chuckled and knocked on the door firmly.

WinK kept his warm smile, it never seemed to leave his face unless some other emotion took control of him and shook him by the collar. "Trio," he said as he stepped inside, waiting for Keelan who was blinking his gray eyes, still a little big as a child, up at the pair. "And Annora," WinK added.

Looking to the blonde Keelan bobbed his head, sloshing a bit of water on the porch. "Is Annora outside? I don't want to get your floor all wet," he said, shifting his hooves uncomfortably on the boards with solid thunks.

WinK nodded to Keelan who ambled off without further ado, bowl sloshing. His arms were getting tired.

"Thank you, you've been a great help," he said, flashing a grin. "I probably would have gotten lost." Now that he thought about it, the side yard is probably where Schola had run off to, yipping his little head off. Giving him a friendly nod he trotted off after Keelan, cathing up quickly and taking a quick look around.

Keelan had slowed considerably, the bowl nearly slipping out of his hands, water sloshing back and forth dangerously for the plants within.

"I get it!" Annora sang out, dashing from the pool toward the gate before Trio could blink. Even Psaltria, as careful as she was being around the exuberant little girl, was a step or two behind, though her large winged form was very impressive.

Annora paused at the gate, peering over it to Keelan and Wink and beaming. "Horse!" she called, drawing a laugh from Trio as the blonde got up and made her way to the gate.

"Wink... Keelan... welcome," she said, opening the gate and letting them in. "What brings you two out here?" And then, before they could answer, she called over her shoulder, "Shiro! We have company!"

Shifting about, Shiro turned over onto his side, his arms careful around Etain to keep her from falling. He sat up after a moment, then stood, wings beating to keep his balance. "Company? I don't believe we've met..." He joined the others with a smile, waving.

"Shiro, very nice to meet you," WinK said with that same warm smile he always carried, which only grew as he looked down at the little girl in the man's arms. "What a darling ... she'll grow up to be a handful if Keelan is any indication," he added with a characteristic wink. "Though, he's a good boy."

Keelan beamed up at Trio, giving the baby a glance, tail flicking over his hindquarters as he pondered being around another baby. Did this one drool a lot too? Not that Annora was a baby any more ...

"Yes! Planting!" he said, walking carefully over to the stream and setting the bowl down at the edge of the constantly-moving water. "These are for you, and your stream. Once they're rooted and growing on their own, I'm going to teach you to weave them," he motioned towards the flowers growing throughout the yard, "like I do the earth-flowers."

Trio glanced at the two over by the pond, then reached out to the other two adults, dragging them both to sit on the nearby porch. "Relax. Shiro, would you like me to take Etain for a while?" she offered, settling between them with a soft sigh of contentment.

Down by the stream-style pond, Annora crouched beside Keelan, watching him work. "You digging?" she asked, as he dug into the wet grass beside the stream. a