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"Weally? Thank you, Kewo... You nice." says Salunia with relief. She really didn't want to believe her favorite uncle Tam would have lied to her. She sighs. "Buff he told me to be vewry careful wiff fiwra... why?"

"That and air and fire are never a good combination... Sorry, princess... I should have explained it better... but I didn't have a lot of time to do so... Kero, I've come to fetch yer student. Her daddy wants to speak with her..." says Tam from the doorway, in his arms is the small gray cat, which is purring like a revved up hot rod.

Tam ushers her to Kero's room and closes the door. This is a family issue and he won't intrude, but he already knows Hopian isn't angry. He, too, is very worried about his daughter.

Shar is in the kitchen washing up, so he joins her by the sink. "He didn't look too bad when I picked him up, but man he sure looks awful right now..." he says in a soft voice.

"He'll look even worse tomorrow. And when those blisters pop and scab over, worse again, but he's really very lucky. With all that fur, it could have been far worse. I've seen hair go up like a torch and it's harder to put out. I'm more worried about his wings. I think only the feathers were burned... but if the skin wasinjured more than I can see... then he may have trouble growing in new one when he molts... He does molt, doesn't he?"

Tam does a head smack... "Stress can bring on a molt, right? Maybe this will trigger one... I guess I could put up with him until he gets air born again.... or is he a cranky grounded lion?" laughs Tam with a wink for Kero.

Tam does a head smack. "I promised to make her a stuffed toy... Kero... where's that soft silvery flannel I put aside to make a pillow out of?" He begins rummaging in the cabinets and suddenly runs up to his bedroom to see if it's under his bed.

"He promised what?" asks Shar in surprise, gathering her things together. "Oh, and Kero, I told Tam what to do, but you should probably know how to do this too. I've got a kettle on a brazier in the room right now. That is why the door is shut. It will help Hopian and Fortuny breathe a little easier. Keep it fay full and put some of these herbs into it when it begins to lose it oomph... if ye go in and get a whiff of the air, ye'll know what I mean. And in this jar is an ointment for Hopian's burns. They're not all that bad, but a lot of his fur got singed off and where it was burned the heaviest I had to carefully shave him because he did blister under it. Also his wings are in poor shape, but I cannot do anything for that. Tam said he'd sit with him so don't forget to remind him. Something about healing music or the other... to help subdue the pain. And well, if he seems uncomfortable, come and get me. Otherwise, I'll be down tomorrow to see how he is. Don't worry about coming in we finally have a piper from the Holy Temple in the capital. He's here to learn from Tam but, heck he can earn his keep while he's here in my book."

Shar smiles at him. "Only for a little while. a few months at best. If you really want to continue. He's not going to be here all that long. I suspect Master Talesian will send him packing as an overblown upstart once he hears him play. Still, I would have thought you'd enjoy a vacation. You worked off your debt years ago."

Shar shrugs. "He only arrived today and he's been shut in with Master Mica all afternoon, so I really haven't seen much of him. Master Mica told him that Talesian was off journeying... I mean he can't be giving lessons walking around looking like someone who's come down to place judgment over us all now can he?"