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"A dusty construct..." laughs Ai pretending to wipe him off. "opps, better not rub too hard there, might remove a freckle."

Then he stops with a sudden frown. "Oh no... I really don't know that that would work. Did Shia ever tell you exactly why she did what she did... She's a seer and some of her visions were nail on.... years after tha fact."

Ai nods. "Be extremely careful how you offer it to her, Kerobian. She's at a very delicate stage right now... don't force the issue, especially if she shuts ye down without listening. Give her time to think about it and set it on the table again... later, if need be. but remember... She might not exist outside of Ari... Those two are fairly well intregated by now. She entered Argeeis before she was born... they might not be able to survive on their own, either one of them. Do your homework first..."

**it is of this northern spirit's belief that this should not happen... for many reasons of which I won't say right now...**

*never said that wouldn't happen... was going to have him and Ari hook up eventually, with Shia in the backgournd of Ari's development... never meant for her to stick her face in this soon...**

Ai kisses him on the forehead and climbs to his feet, stretching. "Me, too, Taro. Don't let your worries keep you from getting some sleep now... pleasant thoughts... alright?"

"But of course..." laughs Ai merrily, then he covers his mouth with his hands and chuckles softly. "Whoops... better not wake them up... you go get some rest... and I'll do the same. Pleasant drams, Kero... sleep well." He hugs him genly, then disappears into the region of the cave set aside for the bedroom, leaving the mage to himself.

**as long as he doesn't toss and turn he should be okay... right gonk **

The cave settles down for the night. Bez does have to make a couple of trips through though. On the second one he sees Kero watching him and holds up a glass of water with a twisted grin and shakes his head... not saying a word, but then not needing to either.

Bez points to his head and then the fire, which has burned down to a bed of red coals. Then he winks and tiptoes back to the bed rooms

*red hair, silly... but it really didn't explain much... there's more than one of them in that family...*

There's a mumur of voices, soft and unintelligible, but Bez's deeper rumble clearly present, then silence once more... save for the familiar rumble of a certain bardic snore.