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Tam looks up, almost instinctively as Bez walks in, somehow juggling oth of the girls. He reaches for argeeis, leaving Mara with her father, then places her on Lyssan's chest. The baby stirs a little, then quiets as Tam lifts Lyssan's limp hand and places it on her back. Suddenly she too is staring at the kitsune queen's face like every one else.

Are we all here..." asks Tam softly.

Luceil shakes his head. "Rhea went back to get Keva and Kero is hanging back..." He looks up at the void mage with a touch of confusion, somehow knowing he needs to be with the group.

Ame looks up from his vigil and smiles to see his family all circled around them. His gaze is grave and sad, then his eyes drop a bit and he sees the tiny baby on Lyssan's chest. No recognition flares as he looks at Tam. He cannot see his daughter there. All he sees is a child, very much like her mother, red hair, green eyed, and exceedingly fair, but he knows, somehow, she is very special. He licks Tams Hand and then noses the baby, before uring Tam to pick her up.

Tam shakes his head. "She and Ma are very close, Da. Let her be. It may just be Ari that calls her back. Ma is tired... just like you, so very old and so very tired... but the two of you have so much to live for... not the least of which is watching your grandchildren grow... starting with mine."

The old wolf nods slowly and rests his chin just inches from the baby's hand, his tongue flicking out to touch her tiny fingers. "Then let's call her. She has enough energy to draw on now... but shield the child Tam. Give her a reason to come back... not a reason to escape. He looks at his family, true blood, adopted and otherwise. Feed your energy to me, slowly... so I can control it.. Once we wake her up, I'm taking her home. The hell with her not feeding off of me. She'll feed or get the sharp edge of my tongue."

His sending piques the wolf's interest and the grizzled head nods once as it assimilates his energy. Kero feels a draining sensation, like a flood at first, burning channels he had forgotten he had, then as Amestru reaches for the others, it modulates into a steady trickle that he can control easily.

Time seems to slow as Amestru gathers the offerings from his family, feeding it to his mate in a teasingly slow pace, hoping to lure her into wakefulness. The whole of the group melding into a single unit with one purpose in mind, to save the one they loved. It is a union so perfect, no one wants to leave, but Ame knows better and is determined to protect them all.

Finally after what feels like an eternity, pale red eyelashes flutter against a snow white cheek, and a moan escapes her lips. And Kerobian finds himself reeling as Amestru cuts him out of the meld. All aout him, the others groan as well. He opens his eyes to find Tam frowning like a thundercloud and Keva muttering under his breath.

"Damn... ye thik he'd warn us first..."

It takes a while for the old wolf to come in, and several heated arguments later, he does, slinking in with his tail tucked securely between his legs.

"Damn.... that woman has got a temper..." he growls giving himself a shake, then he perks up immediately and gives Kero a wink. "But it worked. She's still weak, but recovering nicely. a year or two at home and she'll be like new. And it will get her off Tam's back. He needs to learn how to do all this without her interference, however well meant it is. He better visit though... and often... or she'll never let him hear the last of it."

Amestru gives him a shifty look and nods. "Yeah... so what of it... oh, ye mean at the end..."

Amestru looks surprised. "You made her an amulet? Funny, she never said anything to me aobut it. What did it do, actually... and how did it work?"

He curls up across from Kerobian to listen, keeping one ear cocked on the next room. The heated arguments are still going, only this time between Lyssn and her brood. He doesn't believe he needs to interfere, but he wants to know what they are debating about, just in case it comes full circle to rest on his head later.

Jor soon joins them, shaking his head and laughing. "Whoa... who taught Tam to scold like that... he's getting even better at it that Mom was."

Amestru ignores his embarrassment and thinks on this, asking him what the amulet looked like and if he still had it.

Jor on the other hand sits there and smirks widely. "Really, Kero... no women around and still you can't talk about 'you know what' without falling over yer teeth. How old are ye?" he teases wickedly.

"Hey..." laughs Jor. "Just because I don't do it doesn't mean I don't know what is going on...."