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Mica nods and bids him farewell. "Give them my blessing, Kero. And I will indeed tell her what you say. Whether it helps, we shall see. One who bears the love of Lathander is often burdened with that the common folk need not understand. I'm sure she'll figure out what it is he wants of her sooner or later. We'll just have to give her time."

**I'd say Tes... but I suspect his magic is the price... why, cause what would Kero be without his magic?**

Mica's gaze narrows slightly. "Battle... what battle are you talking about, Kerobian. I've heard of no upcoming conflict?"

**Easier said than done... be that as it may**

"Child... such declarations might be best done after a long, serious discussion with those you love and who care for you, than in rash hastiness alone, on your own. Though, I suspect you will have time enough for whatever needs to take place. Now, I need to go pray and reflect, as I am leading this night's service. Go with Lathander's love, Kerobian. Be at peace."

How long he sits there, he really doesn't know. The service starts, as darkness falls, and the memories are still there, clear as day, then as he listens to the chanting, other memories spring forth. Memories of times when he had joined the others inside. Memories of the faces of his friends and events of his childhood, then... as he realizes that his mind has wandered and tries to bring it back to the problem at hand, it is gone. He simply cannot remember what it was that was troubling him. Was it Ai and Bez or the fact that so many that he knew were growing older? Mica was no longer young looking in the least and surely showing his age and Shar was beginning to grow crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. He, too, was no longer a child, though he felt far from old.

Hopping to his feet he slowly makes his way out of the temple complex, going home, moving faster and faster as he realizes he's left dinner on the fire and praying it hasn't burned.

He is soon joined by Tam and Bez, in their humanoid forms, slicing the bread and dishing up bowls of the spicy concoction. Tam carries in several to Hopian and Fortuny then comes back for another for Salunia. While Bez fills a bucket with cool clear water. Juggling drinking bowls and carrying the bucket he enters the living room with a chuckle.

"Ye might want this..." he says in a gentle tease to Hopian. 'I got a good whiff of that in the kitchen." he adds with a nod to Hopian's bowl. "Kero's out to warm us up from the inside out."

Tam chuckles. "Try that first before ye say that, Hope. He's gotten far more liberal in his cooking spices than he used to be. And don't worry Fortuny, he put yers and Salunia's aside first. So yer safe... unless ye like it the he and I do that is... as for how that is... let's just say, it doesn't need to be warm to warm ye up.... but it tastes better iffin it is."

Bez looks down at the bowls in one hand and the bucket in the other and fulfills his request by simply shoving the bucket in front of Hopian's face. "I really don't want to be a "told ye so" but......" he teases watching Hopian gulp down copius amounts. "Iffin it's that bad, shall I get you some milk?"