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She grins at him and nods. "I know... just don't wake Bez... he's got a headache. I think it's Ai who has the real one though, I figure she's still upset, though she stopped crying some time ago."

The lioness checks on her cubs, making certain they are situated where they can easily nurse if they want to, then snuggles close to her mate. "Sweet dream, dear heart." she whispers back.

Upstairs, Ai paces the night away, no longer angry, just very very sad. She keeps thinking about how she lost her temper and how she should have done things differently, but she really doesn't know how she should have done it. Finally she wears herself out and climbs onto the bed, staring out the window, wondering if Kero felt as miserable as she did. Probably not. And that is what is troubling her... the fact that he didn't seem to care. How could she teach him to care? It was a difficult question and one she had no answer for.

Bez wakes up with a kink in his neck, almost falling from the chair as he realizes where he is. Stretching he goes to see who's in the kitchen.

"morning..." he mumbles reaching for the tea chest.

Bez makes an enormous pot of tea, then carries some upstairs for Ai, waking her gently as he sits down on the edge of the bed.

"He didn't come up..." she whispers sadly.

"I know. Here... drink this. He is making breakfast though and there's no steam coming out of his ears." urges Bez holding her mug for her.

"I... I'm not very hungry..." she mutters softly, sipping at the fragrant brew.

Bez frowns. "Ai, I think you need to go down. Seriously... are you intending to stay penned up in here until he apologizes... what if he doesn't?"

"I... I don't know... I don't know anything anymore... When I was Tam I knew it all, but now..."

Bez taps her gently on the head. "It's all still there. Ye are trying too hard, that's all. Give it a rest, see what happens. He knows you were upset... he knows why you were upset... and trust me... everything you said last night was the truth. So don't let his behavior get your goat. Be bigger than that..."

Soon everyone but Fortuny and the cubs join him, but it is a quiet breakfast, with those at the table eating quickly. No one seems to want to sit around and joke as they normally do. Hopian has promised to take Salunia hunting, so they are soon out the door.

Worried, Bez eats and takes a tray into Fortuny, then he begins to do the clean up in silence, listening carefully as he works.

"Thank you for making breakfast, Kerobian." says Ai getting down from the table.

*sorry... but that's what would have happened at ours... sigh, you trigger whatever you want... whenever... just flesh it out a bit... your posts have been rather sketchy of late... and remember Ai is a teen emotionally as well...**

The white lioness stares at him for a tiny bit then leaves the kitchen by way of the back door, looking for a quiet spot in the sun.