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Managing to free one of his legs, Alethiro knelt down and threw his arms around his little girl, "It's okay Celine, I forgive and love you. Let's get you seated and fed shall we."
Celine just stands there for a minute with her arms around him. Finally letting go she nods as she looks up and sees mommy walking out of the house. Pointing as mommy walks outside she gets a worried expression on her face, "Mommy?" Putting her hand down she just looks forlornly towards the door before sighing. The hunger was already there was slowly gnawing at her tummy and causing it to make really loud strange noises.
With her daddy kneeling on the floor she turns and puts her small hands on each side of his face before leaning forward and giving him a kiss on the cheek, "Hungry daddy...I eat. You...." She looks down and furrows her brows slightly as if thinking really hard about something. Letting out a frustrated sigh she says, "I eat...you, mommy." She then points to the door in the kitchen that mommy just walked out of. Letting go of her daddy she pats him on the knee before going to the chair and pulls herself up on it with her upper body strength that she had been working on with Hjorr. Looking at him she picks up her spoon and takes at first a hesitant bite of the gooey looking stuff in the bowl, then starts shoveling it in, in an amazing display of just how voracious her appetite was and how well she manages to hold the spoon to get the bites to her mouth. She drinks some milk as she watches him to see if he understood what she asked him to do....it was still hard to use her words..but she was trying.
"I love you too Tes. Always and forever," the sorceress says resting her head against her wife's.
Charity walks into the kitchen. "Well, what's the plan now?"
"Uhm....close enough I suppose." Sādhanā replies dismissing both spells with a simple gesture. walking back over to the others she winks at Ylrhea as she retrieves Aroden's shield, turning back to face Ammon.
Rajni smiles at Juhi's enjoyment of the sandwich and soup. She never had a little sister....or anyone really to enjoy doing things with. She thought maybe she and Elena were close in age...and she was happy to have even more sisters now...but there was just something about seeing her little sister enjoy her lunch that brought a strange kind of gooey and warm feeling that she wasn't use to. Shaking herself from her strange moment she takes half of her sandwich that had already been cut diagonally in half, just the way she likes it, but pauses for a moment before putting it on the floor. Looking up at Yulia she asks, "Would it be alright to give Shamara's half to her in here...or would you rather I give it to her outside? She's not messy, but I'll understand if you don't want her eating it off your floor Ms. Yulia."
She nods slightly and gives her wife a light loving squeeze.
Right as Charity enters the kitchen she finishes her lemonade and kind of sighs, "Well...I thought there was something else that I needed to do...but I can't for the life of me remember what it was now. Is there anything you want to do before we go meet up with everyone?"
Charity shakes her head.
Yulia cocks her head to the side. "Let me get a towel."
She heads to the kitchen and returns with a medium-sized towel. "You can put her sandwich on that."
She kind of shrugs again and says, "Okay, that's alright. We don't have to go anywhere else if you don't want to. I just wish I could remember what it was I thought I still needed to do....I guess....I guess there's just been so much going on the last few days I sort of...I don't know. If I can't remember what it was though, it couldn't have been that important and...it just...it doesn't even matter though I guess because there's all this other stuff going on." Getting up she rubs her wife's arm lovingly as she passes by to take her glass to the sink. She stands there for a moment just looking out the window, I think....I'm feeling kind of tired after all that running around. I think I'll lay down for an hour or so. I'm sorry...excuse me please." She says before turning around and heading back to their room while trying not to appear too upset in front of Charity. Her own personal feelings had very little to do with Charity and with everything that had happened over the last day or so she was still feeling a little overwhelmed by all the feelings she was having. Right now though...all she felt was tired.
As Yulia goes to get the towel, Rajni takes out her hunting knife and cuts the one half into three smaller pieces. Once she comes back with the towel Rajni turns in her seat to face her cat. Giving her the hand signal for sit, she waits until Shamara sits and puts a piece of the sandwich on the towel. Shamara then picks up the piece daintily with her mouth and chews and swallows it without dropping a crumb.
"Good girl Shar...now down." The cat complies and is rewarded in the same way and manages to swallow it without dropping a crumb as before. Rajni pats her leg and the cat gets up and goes to her before sitting back down on it's hind end. Smiling proudly at Shar she pats her head affectionately, "That's my good girl." She says as she puts the final piece on the towel and looks at Shamara who waits patently at her friends chair for permission.
Rajni lets out something of a laugh, "Alright ya big baby, go get it." Taking a bite of her half of the sandwich she makes a yummy sound before eating some of the soup, "It's really really good and perfect for the day. Thanks Ms. Yulia."
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Alethiro couldn't help but smile as Celine pulled herself up on the chair and began eating. Turning to the door, Arista came in just as he was about to head out.
Walking over to her, "Everything alright?"
"Follow me please," Ammon said as he turned and headed to the docks. "How well do you swim?"
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"About Well enough to not drown." Sādhanā replies with a chuckle, though her expression carries a healthy dose of skepticism.
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Alethiro couldn't help but smile as Celine pulled herself up on the chair and began eating. Turning to the door, Arista came in just as he was about to head out.
Walking over to her, "Everything alright?"
Arista looks over at Celine eating and gives her a little encouraging smile before wrapping her arms around her husband and just holding onto him for a couple of minutes. With her head on his shoulder she says softly, "Yeah...mostly I guess. Probably just stupid pregnancy hormones or something rearing their ugly head. I just...I think I need to concentrate on finishing getting our lunch made and get Celine put down for a nap....hopefully before everyone gets here." Arista sighs as she pulls back from him a bit so she can look into his eyes, "I'm not trying to shut you out or anything....I just need some time to work some stuff out in my head, okay love? I promise we can talk later tonight. Maybe by then I'll actually have some idea if what's wrong with me besides the obvious." She finishes a little more quietly as a hint of frustration creeps into her voice.
"Good, then we can do the first lesson properly," He said as they walked. "Using a shield requires learning how to attain the proper balance. That is what throws beginners off the most. So, we are going to get into a rowboat, and I will row around, not too far from shore, while you stand on one foot and hold your shield out in one hand and your sword in the other. Understood?"
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Taking hold of one her hands with one of his, and placing the other on her cheek, Alethiro looked Arista lovingly in the eye, "Okay. Let's finish preparing lunch then."
She sort of lets out a breath and sighs as she lets him calm and soothe her. Nodding her head she starts mixing the dough for the biscuits.
Celine continues to eat, but slows her pace a bit as she focuses her attention on mommy and daddy, watching everything they were doing and taking it all in.
"Sure." Sādhanā responds. She hoped that Ammon was capable of understanding that it was simply the fundamentals of working with a shield that she needed, the rest would come e=when she made it her own, but at the moment she had little to lose seeing what he had to show.
"You're welcome," Yulia says.
Once most of the gooey stuff is gone, she works on the apples as she finishes her milk. By the time she gets to the last couple of apple slices she's feeling pretty full and her eyes seem kinda heavy. She rubs her eyes again before sort of leaning her head in her hands as she props herself up with her elbows on the table.
She smiles and continues to enjoy her lunch with Dillon and Juhi, while a satisfied Shamara lies at her feet and purrs contentedly.
After getting the biscuits put in the oven she hands her love the mixed greens and raw vegetables she had bought, "If you'll make the salad love, I'll get the dressing ready." She gives him a kiss on the cheek as she gets the things out of the refrigerator for the light dressing she had in mind.
Once everything is put together and in their cold box thing, she pats Alethiro on the arm as she points to where Celine is practically sleeping at the table. Clearing away the dishes she goes and kneels in front of Celine while holding out her hand, "Come on Celine, let's get ready for your nap."
She somehow manages to nod and holding onto the chair with one hand and mommy with the other manages to get down from the chair. Taking her mommy's hand she rubs her eyes, "Potty."
She nods, "I know." She says as she helps guide a very sleepy Celine to the bathroom. She watches at the doorway as Celine takes care of her own business. She notes how she almost does everything for herself now and a small smile creeps across her lips.
Once Celine is done cleaning her teeth, Arista takes her to their bedroom to get her changed for nap. Celine tries to undo her own buttons, but in her tired state becomes quickly frustrated. Shushing her, Arista pulls off the multiple layers and slips on a warm fuzzy nightgown.
Once Celine is lying down she covers her up and smooths back some of the wild blond curls from her little girls face, "Night night Celine, mommy loves you." She says before giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
She tries to look at mommy, but her eyes are so tired. Reaching up one small hand, Celine pats her mommy on the hand. In a very tired sleepy voice she says, "I love you mommy....I sorry. No cry mommy...no cry." The last words fade as her eyes finally close and she succumbs to sleep.
She wasn't sure if Celine had some kind of insight to how she had been feeling, if she was really that observant....or if it was her usual trying to say something that she couldn't communicate so it came out as that....but whatever it was stirred something more fierce in Arista's heart than anything she had ever felt before.
She and Alethiro would figure out what was going on with their little girl and do everything they could to help her deal with whatever was behind these episodes she had been having. Maybe Asha was right and it was just something that would take time...maybe she really did have to be here right now....as much of her life had been spent on the battlefield....maybe this really was where she was needed.
She shakes her head as she tries to clear it. Giving her little girl a final light pat on her back she gets up and quietly leaves the room, closing the door partially as she does so.
Once out of the room she lets out a sigh of relief and heads back to the kitchen. Putting her arms around Alethiro she says, "I think it's safe to say that she's pretty much out for the count...for at least the next few hours anyways."
"Sure," Alethiro replied to Arista's request to make the salad.
Getting to the docks, he picked a boat and got ready to shove off. "When you're ready."
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Ylrhea folds her arms and stands on the shore next to Celia. "Couldn't he just have had her balance on a rock?"
Stopping in their bathroom she takes care of her personal needs, washes her hands and takes a cool cloth to her face before heading to their room.
Getting back to her and Rhy's room she sits on the edge of the bed and lets out a breath. Taking off her boots she sets them next to the bed before laying down on her side and tucking one of her hands underneath her cheek. She couldn't understand where the sudden feeling of tiredness was coming from, but maybe if she just laid down for a little while she would feel better. She still had to explain to Sadhana and the others why she reacted the way she did and she just wasn't sure how to explain. She sighs again as she turns over on her other side and thinks about Rhy and how much better her life had become with her in it. She closes her eyes and takes some deep breaths as she lets the feelings of love they have for each other wash over her and calm her restless mind.
With a nod, Sādhanā stands up in the boat, holding the shield and sword out. The magus is caught by surprise as the weight of the shield trows off her balance when she shifts onto one foot.
Deep down Rhadaya wanted to go and hold Tes until she felt better, as her wife had done for her multiple times, but she new that she needed time to sort through her feelings, and that right now Charity by contrast needed an escape from her thoughts, even if it was just someone else's presence.
"Anything you like. Your schedule is entirely your own to make now." she says smiling at Charity.
"@$%%" Sādhanā blurts out as she topples over, splashing down into the water.
Stopping the boat, Ammon reached out and offer his hand to Sādhanā. Fortunately, the water wasn't too deep, allowing her to at least stand up.
Resisting the urge to growl in annoyance, Sādhanā gets back into the boat. With a brief gesture water evaporates off of her leaving her body, clothing and armor dry.
Without a word she resumes the position.