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Tam sighs. "Neither can I really. But Ma and Dad can. Still I saw that when it was very much in it's own time frame... and I'm not going to tell you how long ago that was... Funny... I've been arond to see it all, but it all seems so fresh and new to me... no doubt because it is always changing. So.. about this party... what shall we make for it. Or should we ask the inn to cater?" He thinks for a bit then grins. "Ye know... we could have a pot luck? I bet people would love to all bring something..." Something tells Hopian that Tam is new to this whole pot luck thing and can't seem to get enough of them.

"We'll make it a surprise. And if it is a pot luck, that will be easy.. no any one person will making a ton of food. We'll all be cooking. Ye know.. we've held his birthday parties at the inn before... and if it's a pot luck, it won't be overwhelming for the staff... I could order kegs of cider and beer and it won't look odd when they are delivered there either. Could you go and see if we can reserve it on such a short notice? Tell the innkeeper that we want to have a coming of age party for Kero... I think he'll understand that much."

Tam grins to himself as he looks at the bottle, hidden away on the shelf. Oh he'd have a grand celebration for Kero to be sure, but he'd also have a small private one as well. That wine was a rare, highly expensive wine made form the choicest of grapes, but that didn't matter. Nothing was too good for his Taro.

Out in the tree the snake chuckles to himself, wondering how long he'd have to wait until the party took place.

Tam has crafted a pair of bejeweled ear clips to go with tha harp charm he had made for the cub years earlier. He's also crafted a summoning drum to add to the cub's collection of instruments. Only this drum does not summon help in dangerous times, rather it summons him, no matter where he might be, day or night, across expanses of time as well as space. That he intends to give Kero when he returns home. To go with the enchanted ear clips which magnify ones' hearing, he makes a pair of cuffs, neither of which is enchanted, but which is crafted to hold enchantments placed on them at a later date. He knows Kerobian would appreciate jewelry that can be useful as well as beautiful and keeps them as simple and pure as he can, chained silver links in an intricate mesh, setting each with Kerobian's stone.

Finally the day comes. Hopian has been checking the cave on a daily then tewice daily basis and when Fortuny comes staggering forth, he is there to greet and hug her. He leads her back to the cottage and tucks her into Tam's bed upstairs, where she burrows down gingerly claiming she'll be asleep for at least a week.

Tam smiles at this and does a no-no, porting to wait outside the cave for Kerobian. In his hand is a simple golden ring, set with an onyx, a gift for the cub who lies sleeping within.

Tam reaches out and gives the cub a gentle ear scratch, then he takes his right front paw and slips something over one of his toes. "Welcome back, Taro... welcome back."

Tam's eyebrows arch. "You can smell when someone has been spanked!"