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"Ye twikle and twikle and doon stowp... It hawd to bweath... and I cawn do nuin..." she says angrily. "I wike a widdle twikle... buff not so mush..."

Luna shakes her head. "Buff you pwomised noff to do dat too much awny mowr... member? Cuz I cawnt fiwt you... you so mush biwgar dan me. You... You buwwy."

Lunch comes and goes and still no Kerobian. Lyssan begins to get worried, but Luna is even more worried than she is. She crawls all over the ship looking for him. "Daddy.... Daddy..." she cries frantically, feeling as though she's done something very very bad. Her little heart is breaking and Luciel, not knowing what to do, decides to summon someone he knows can find him.

Sitting at the galley table, his long fingers wrapped about a mug of tea, Talesian gently questions Luna and the others about what happened before Kero disappeared. "So you called him a bully and he blinked out?" he says softly, resting a hand on Luna's shoulders.

"She nods, swallowing a hiccup. "I so bawd...."

"No, Luna, you had a right to ask him to stop." says Lyssan kindly. "He was getting a bit too aggressive. Even I could see that."

Tam sighs and shakes his head. "I think I know where he went, but I'm not sure. I'll go see iffin I can talk to him, alright? Is there anything you want me to tell him, little one?"

"I wuv hiwm..." says Luna hopefully.

Tam smiles at her. "I'll be extra-specially certain he hears those exact words." he says, then looks at hi mother. "This may take awhile. Talk to her while I'm gone, okay. And Luciel... thanks for letting me know..."

Talesian follows his link to Kerobian's heart, following the familiar beat and comes out in the crystal glade. Realizing it was one thing to find where he fled to and another to get him to show himself, the bard simply goes to the shore and touches the water. Suddenly the small waves begin repeat Luna's words in a soft repetitive litany.

"I wuv hiwm...."

Sitting down on the shore, Tam pulls out his harp and begins to weave a bit of magic around the words, sending them out in a low level summoning, leaving it to Kerobian to decide whether or not he wishes to come forth. His music speaks of a tiny dragon, heart broken and feeling as though she's destroyed the most prescious thing she has... the love of her Daddy.

"I wuv hiwm.... I wuv hiwm..... I wuv hiwm......"

Standing up, Tam walks towards the cliff, climbing where necessary and nearly braining himself once or twice in the process when he slips and falls a few times. But eventually he finds himself facing the rock. Touching it, it reveals it's true form.

"Kero..." he says softly reaching out and pulling the mage into his arms. "It's alright to hurt.... it's alright to cry... it's a part of loving someone with all your heart... a part of giving... of learning... and accepting..."

Cradling him close he hums a song of peace for the troubled heart.

Tam picks him out almost instantly, kind of hard to hide the glow. But this crystal is in an even harder spot to reach. He continues to hum his tune, sending out waves of peace and understanding and tries once again. Somehow he knows that flying here would not be a good thing. Instead he relies on his hands and feet to carry him where he need to go.

Finally, after several hours of climbing and traversing narrow dangerous points above the falls, he makes his way to the crystal. Once again he touches it to reveal it's hidden self and pulls him close.

"Taro, let me help..." he whispers softly, cradling him gently.

Tam chuckles tiredly. "Children are resilient, Kerobian. Right now, she's back on that ship scared silly she's hurt you... She misses you very very much... listen... those are her very words... listen to the water... I asked her if there was anything she wanted to tell you and that is what she said... She loves you, Kero..."