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"Good bye, old friend, sleep well... say hello to everyone for me." says Ai with a soft laugh, ignoring Bez's confusion.

"Alright..." grumbles Bez as Kerobian slips away. "What was that all about?"

Bez shakes his head in confusion. "Okay, let me get this straight.... the baby dragons ye used to play with... the various cubs and all.... that was Kerobian... this Kerobian... only this time he needed... what did ye call it... a complete rejuvenation... and there is not one but 13 Kerobians... er... Luciels... whatever...." He looks down at the sleeping lion and binks. "Well, I'll be damned, the kid is back... look how he's beginning to sprawl out... How do ye keep it all sorted out... how the hell does he keep it all sorted out?"

Ai shrugs and looks at Hopian. "I just deal. Most of the time I don't try to think about it. All I do know is that next to ye, dulcha, he is the closest to my heart. How he managed to worm his way into that spot I can't begin to say except quote an old saying about judging a book by it's cover... Because iffin ye did that with Kero, ye'd never get to know him.. right Hope?"

Ai chuckles. "An onion... bake it or cook it and it turns out sweet... otherwise, it's got a bite."

Bez shakes his head. "At least he's not a garlic clove... we'd never get close to him if he was..."

"Fumigates the entire house he does." laughs Ai with a grin. "Trust me, it isn't for the fainthearted."

Ai leans over the sleeping lion and nuzzles her mate. "Rest for now... "

"Dawnmistress, is there anything keeping Bez here? I think we'd all do better if we can go home when Kero awakens. Fortuny is getting close to her time and I am sure she would feel better with us there as well." she asks looking back across her shoulder.

Sharmistra shakes her head. "If he ports rather than walks to the cottage and ye keep his stitches clean, to avoid infection, he should be fine. I can come down there to remove them as easily as I can do it here. But no excessive walking, Lord Bezernia. Unless... can you take other shapes? Going about on two rather than four would give you better mobility and not risk opening them."

Bez nods, "Aye, but unlike Ai, I'll need a bit of privacy and some clothing... He can craft clothing as he morphs as long as he's not under stress, I'm not so gifted."

Ai looks at Hopian. "Do you think you can fetch him a set of mine? It will give ye a chance to check up of yer family as well."

The white lion nods and stands, stretching as he does so. "I won't be right back though... I know that now for a fact. First she's going to grill me about being out all this time, then she's going to want to know every detail especially where it pertains to ye, ye know.... she's been really worried about ye... and that's only Salunia, mind ye.... when Fortuny gets her paws on me, it will be a repeat and more intense."

Ai sighs. "Just tell Salunia I'm fine and I'm coming back with Bez... she'll be too thrilled at the chance to see him, she won't ask much more, she's a child and easily distracted. As for Fortuny, tell her I'll talk to her myself... fem to fem later... and that is a promise. Oh second thought..." she says looking down at the sleeping dark shape between he a d Bez. "Let's just go home. I think we can handle this unconscious lump between the two of us, right, dulcha?" she says with a soft laugh winking at Bez. "If we port straight to our bed upstairs, Bez won't even have to walk a step."

She looks back to the healer. "Shar, we've made chaos of yer clinic once again. Forgive me."

The healer smiles kindly back. "That's what friends are for... to keep us on our toes. Ill be down later today to check on ye both... Yes, ye, too, Ai... don't look at me like that... I still haven't released ye from my care... that recovery of yers may have been just a shade this side of miraculous, but I'm still not too certain yer 100%."

Ai nods sheepishly and tells Hopian they will meet him at home, then she turns to Bez. "Ready?"

"As ready as I will ever be." he replies intertwining his tail with Ai's. Together they place a paw on Kero and begin to fade.

"See you back at the cottage, Hope.." comes Ai's voice from the quickly dissipating trio. Suddenly they hear Bez swear. "Oh... hellfires... that's horrendous... air... I need air..."

"Told ye they were strong..." giggles Ai as the voies fade out as well.