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After several attempts at making small talk with the two guardsmen, Jack gives up and concentrates on enjoying his tea and watching the steady stream of diminutive servants run to and from the keep with armloads of food and cushions. After a bit, the burdens become gaily wrapped packages, flowing from the structure in a steady stream.

"The master and mistress are being a bit over generous this year, don't ye think?" laughs Tunk as he dodges a wizened old man who barely reaches his knees.

The younger guard shrugs. "She's been gone more than here.... no doubt she's making up fer it."

Enia is sitting on the floor holding a very weepy Kero when Keva walks into the room, his face like storm cloud. She looks up with a frown as she strokes the small dragons back. "What's wrong.... who was that man?"

"Just someone looking fer Ma, that's all.... what's wrong with him? grumbles Keva dropping down on the the cushions next to the table.

"Um, he's fine... just tumbled backwards after trying to climb up a pillow mountain after Kya and landed on some tender assets, that's all." says Enia kissing Kero on the head. "Isn't that right, little one?" she asks wiping a tear or two away from the dragon's cheeks.

Keva helps him get settled in a way that it doesn't hurt so much to sit there and smiles. "Yeah, it kind of hurts me to sit as well. My tail still stings. Guess we just have to eat my cake standing up, hmmm?"

Keva flicks his tail away while pretending to slap Kero upside the head, missing by a mile. "Hey now.... ye want me to pinch YER bottom?"

Keva reaches out and pulls him back on his lap, hugging him as he does so. "Then behave...." Peering down at the table he can tell that everyone has pretty much decimated his feast. Sighing he begins to pick through the remains for himself.

"Sheesh.... anything good in this mess?"

Kya's eyes get big as she sees what she thinks is a flower. Flying down to Keveka's shoulder she begs a nibble then immediately flies to her water dish to wash the taste away. Keveka chuckles and tosses the radish into his mouth with a grin.

"Next time you might want to ask what something is, little one..." he teases as he pulls a pansy from the empty air to give her.

Kero's eye's get really big at this and he demands he do it again.

Keveka complies and soon the table is littered with small delicate blooms.

Enia laughs. "So you finally learned how to port things have ye?" she remarks picking up a few and giving them a sniff.

Keveka nods while munching on a couple small tea biscuits. "Yeah.... took me like forever and I still can't do anything living above the level of a plant, Da won't let me, says I'm too erratic"