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Mara grins and laughs out loud, but Ari frowns even more.

"That's not very funny." she says with a pout. "Where's Dad?"

"Because I'm not their mom anymore... " comes a familiar voice from the cave entrance.

Everyone turns to see Tam leaning on Bez's arm, wrapped very much as the girls were, but in the colorful blanket Bez used to keep him warm at night. His face is thinner than Kero has ever seen it, but it is the familiar sharp featured male face he had come to love as a cub. All the softness has disappeared.

Tam shrugs. "Four year old lions are having babies everyday, Kero... check again... I have no idea why they were repressed mentally, but the pathways are there... they'll adjust... and they have us all to help them do so. They just have to learn how to think as people. As for myself... I had no choice. I was told I could go back as I am or not at all."

Tam pulls away from Bez and staggers to Kerobian's side, pulling him into a hug, that would have been rib crushing had he not been so weak. "Don't be... you fought for me.... and won.... and for that I will be eternally grateful."

"Beach..." echoes Tam in confusion, staggering slightly. Bez rushes forward to lend him his arm and scholds him thoroughly.

"You should be in bed. Now... not up and gallivanting around." he grumbles leading the bard back inside.

"Who was that?" asks Mara in confusion as the two angels disappear inside.

Ari starts to move towards the cave and stops in confusion. "Th...that was Mama... wasn't it?" she says turning to face the others, her face twisted with concern.

Emnast sighs and goes to Kero's side. "Passura, go in and see if the pallet is clear. If not, we'll put him on my mat by the fire. He's done some serious magic here and he's wraith thin energy wise. Girls, come inside. I'll see what we can do to get ye something to wear and try to explain what is going on. Yer both probably confused as all get out."

He has them help him carry the tiny dragon in and puts him.....

"He'll be fine. Don't you remember how bad off he was when we put Keveka back together, how Tam had to feed him some of his precious energy stones? I don't believe he is going to need one this time, rest and time should put him back together easily. Why don't you watch over him. Make certain he doesn't crawl into that fire... when he craves warmth and is unconscious... he sometimes gravitates to it... I'm going to check on Ai and raid his closet. See iffin I can find anything the girls can wear. He's not going to need most of it right now... and if Kero was right and it was a divine intervention that forced him back into his old form, probably never."

Em siighs. "Ye know... if Kero hadn't interfered in that relationship, none of this would have happened... but then... the girls wouldn't be with us either. There are times when I don't know if I want to kiss my brother or throttle him."