Tehanna moaned as looked over to Eri and sleepily replied, "What?"
It was then she noticed where her love was looking and turned that way, "Whoah."
The little creature tilted her head. Then her stomach gurgled and she looked up at Eri with big soulful eyes.
Eri reaches out and smooths back her hair from her face, "Don't worry, I have you. We'll get some food in that tummy, as well as some clothes to keep you warm." Standing up, Eri goes to the door and opens it. Going into the hallway she hollars, "Granny!"
Granny was already almost to the door when Eri opened the door and shouted. Although startled, her years serving experience prevented her from dropping the platter on the ground.
"Yes Dearie?"
Looking up at her she beckons her inside, "We're probably gonna need some more food, and I need you to see if you have any clothes in her size." She says, pointing out the little girl in the room.
Going back over to the little girl, Eri leans down and picks her up. Once Granny sets the platter on the table, Eri sita down with the girl and puts some meats and fruits on a plate for her to start eating. Picking up a piece of meat, Eri takes a bite out of it and chews before swallowing, showing the little girl how to eat.
Looking up at Eri the little girl reached out, grabbed a piece of meat, sniffed it a moment, then put it in her mouth. Putting it in her mouth, she began making chewing motions very slowly. After several moments the movement increased and she finally swallowed.
Grabbing a large handful of meat the girl jammed it all in her mouth and, with difficulty, started chewing.
A curious look crossed Granny's face, "What is.....," noticing the gender, "She?"
Covering herself in a robe Tehanna got up walked over, "This would be our little Troll. My, hungry little thing."
Kneeling down putting a hand on Eri's shoulder, "She's adorable, Dearest."
Seeing the little girl put way too much food in her mouth, Eri quickly grabs a napkin. Turning the girl in her lap so she can see her face, Eri deepens her voice while shaking her head. Putting the napkin under the little girl's mouth she says in a stern tone, "No, spit it out. Right now, spit it out."
As she waits for her to comply, Eri looks up at Granny, "She's not a "what", she's a "who". I just don't know what to name her yet. It was supposed to be George, but she is not a George. Could you please get me some clothes for her now?"
Eri smiles at Tehanna, "She wasn't what I was expecting, but I think I'm okay with that. She really is isn't she?"
The little Troll girl looked confused at Eri for a moment before tentatively spitting the food out.
"I meant no offence, Dearie. I'll be back with some clothing," Granny replied before leaving the chamber.
Wrapping the partially chewed wad of food in the napkin, Eri setsx it asid. Holding up one finger she says, "One piece at a time. I know you're hungry, but one at a time." Picking up a decent sized piece of meat she hands it to her, "One at a time."
Looking up at Tehanna she says, "We can't allow her to gorge herself, or put in too much food at once, or she'll choke. I know she needs to eat, but not so fast that she chokes. Keep an eye on her for a minute while I change real quick love?" Eri asks as she stands up while still holding the little girl. Sitting her down in the chair, Eri takes the blanket from around herself, and puts it around her befored heading back to the bed. Picking up her clothes, Eri starts getting dressed.
The little girl reached for the platter and started pulling it towards the edge of the table.
Tehanna quickly grabbed the platter, "No no no, let me get you a piece." Taking a bit of meat, she handed it to the girl.
She quickly gobbled it down and held her hands out for more.
"My, hungry little thing aren't you. Here have a couple more." She handed her a couple more bits of meat.
Eri smiles over at Tehanna and the little girl as she quickly gets dressed, "She's gonna have a big appetite as she's growing. I'm pretty sure from the book you read that she should develop pretty quickly....but I don't know how her having part of my blood in her will affect that."
Finishing getting dressed, Eri gets her boots on. Going to the table, she puts a few pieces of meat, fruit, and bread on a plate and places it in front of the little girl, "One at a time. If you're still hungry after that, you can have more. Remember, one piece at a time." Eri reminds the girl as she as she sits down at the table, and starts making a plate of her own.
Looking up at Tehanna she sighs, "We're just gonna have to come up with a name for her love. Are there any names you like? I still think a simple name would be best. Something like....Emma, Amy, Marie....I...I'm just not very good at this."
Keeping a practised eye on the little girl, the Drow thought for a moment, "What about a mixture of our name? Like.........Teri?"
Eri thinks on it for a moment, "Hmmmm...Teri....Teri." She says out loud to see how it sounds, "Yeah, I think I like it. Teri is short and simple, easy to say and I like that it's a blend of our names."
The little girl had been eating non-stop, but one piece at a time. After clearing two-thirds of the platter, she slid down from the chair, walked over to Eri and reached her arms up.
Eri picks her up and holds Teri in her lap as she eats her own food, "Hmmm....I guess you're full now. Where is Granny wdith your clothes Teri? As soon as she brings them and we're all ready to go, we can go for a walk. You'll need some exercise after all that food."
Looking over at Tehanna she says, "We're probably gonna need to have more food brought for the other meals. Make sure you get to eat to love." Eri says as she finishes up her own breakfast. After all their activities of the previous night, Eri had been rather ravenous herself, but she made sure her love would have enough to eat.
Getting up from the table, Eri carries Teri over to the bathroom. After showing her how to take care of her more personal needs, Eri gets a bath ready for her. Eri sits at the edge of the tub with her legs crossed in front of her, once she gets Teri into the bath. Giving her a cloth, she lets her play in the bubbles while Eri washes her hair, back, arms, and legs. She has Teri wash her face and torso, before helping her rinse off all the soap. The flowery scent from the oils she used in the bath, spreads through the room as Eri finishes Teri's bath. Eri lifts her out of the bath and wraps a towel around her. After drying her off and getting her hair as dry as possible, Eri wraps another dry towel around her before brushing out her thick wavy light brown hair and puts it in two pony tails.
Picking her up, Eri gives her a hug before taking their little girl back to Tehanna, "What do you think? Now we just need clothes for her." She says before giving her love a kiss on the cheek. She knew she was doting on their little one, but she knew Teri wouldn't be "little" for very long, and she was going to be sure that she never made Teri feel the way that her own mother made her feel. She would give Teri everything that her own mother couldn't give her like...love, patience, understanding....but mostly love and affection. Eri's eyes grow damp as she thinks aboutg all the things they could have with Teri that she never had growing up.
Gio awakens and uses the table to get some food.
"She looks very clean," The Drow put a hand on Eri's cheek, "And a lot like her Mother."
The little girl looked up at Eri, "M........M......." She said.
Eri's eyes get a little large as what Tehanna says hits her. Was shed really her....mother? Did she know how to be a mother? She had pretty much been going off of instinct up tyo this point, and hadn't really thought much about her feelings for the Little girl....but....somehow, as soon asx she saw her standing there in their room, something inside of her knew that she was so much more than a pet.
As she hears Teri trying to speak, something soft and warm flutters to life in her heart. Much like the first time that Tehanna showed her love. Holding Teri in her arms she looks down at her, "What are you trying to say Teri? I...I'm mama, are you trying to say mama?"
Eri looks up, "What is taking Granny so long? Is is it really that difficult to find clothing for a child?" She says, the agitation clear in her voice. She wanted Teri to have time to go outside and play before she got too tired and needed a nap. She was hoping to find somed small game so she could show Teri how to hunt.
"To be fair Dearest, how many children have you seen around this place?"
Eri scratches her head, "Yeah...okay I get it, but with all this magicky stuff around here, you would think that they could figure out a way to come up with some clothes for her."
Feeling all but forgotten, Eri sighs. Teri needed some time outside, and she wasn't about to let her run around naked.
Since she's already dressed, Eri puts her robe around Teri and ties it. Taking her hand she looks up at Tehanna, "I'm gonna take her and go see if I can find a man, or Granny, or someone that can help me get some clothes on this child. You can stay here and study if you want to, or you can come with us. Totally up to you." Eri says as she goes to the door and opens it.
Just as Eri opened the door, she found Granny standing there with a single change of small clothes in one arm, and her other hand raised as if she was about to knock.
"Oh. Pardon me for taking so long Dearie, but I had a hard time finding something suitable to give your little girl. The Gnome running around here has........interesting tastes in clothing."
Eri takes the clothes from Granny and starts getting Teri dressed, "Thank you for finding these Granny. I'm sorry to caused so much trouble. Well, it's not a perfect fit...but it'll do for now." She says, finishing getting Teri dressed.
Eri takes Teri's hand, "Alright, why don't we go outside? I think you could use some play time outside and I need to see if there's anything around here suitable for you to hunt."
Tehanna smiled as she gathered her things to head to the top of the tower for the morning part of the ritual.
The little girl looked up at Eri curiously as they began to walk outside.
As the two of them stepped out on the beach, Teri winced at the bright light. But only for a moment as her eyes adjusted.
Again looking up at Eri she tried to speak, "M....Ma....Ma...."
Not sure of really how to teach her to hunt since it was all pretty much instinct for herself, Eri smiles down at her as they walk down the beach together, "Yes Teri, I guess I am Mama. Let's go play okay." She was hoping that in the course of their "play time", that she would be able to see if Teri showed any interest in hunting yet. For now, shed would be satisfied with Teri getting some exercise.
Letting go of her hand, Eri starts running down the beach and encourages Teri to chase after her.
Teri looked confused for a moment but soon started moving forward. Slowly at first, then she stumbled over onto her hand and suddenly she began moving much faster on all fours. She wanted to get to Mama.
Not really sure of what she should do next, but not wanting to make a big deal out of Teri stumbling, Eri moves a little faster.
Eri breaks to the right and heads for the tree line while keeping an eye on Teri.
Eri stops behind a large tree and waits to see if Teri can sniff her out. She won't stay hidden too long because she didn't want to scare Teri, or make her think she was being abandoned, but she wanted to see if she could find her.
The little girl stops for a moment as Eri disappeared. She then makes a pouty face then begins sniffling like she is about to cry. Almost immediately her expression changed as her nose went up in the air. She was on the scent of something, and following it led her to Mama. Teri stuck out her arms wanting to be picked up.