#fenixtj

She comes back with her pennon. ((Mr. D....DD? I forgot......))

Ariel says to Duff "is your girlfriend always so shy?"

"Oh!"

Duff chuckles "She is humble... but she is not.. exactly shy"

OOC: Not sure if it was the half and half.. like her tabard, or something else.

OOC I think it was the half Gwydion/half Liam symbols.

OOC: Sounds good. 🙂

BIC: "It's nice... but it's sad there's nothing about YOU on it just yhour folks" Ariel says

"Yeah, you might need something special. Flamefree."

"Maybe. But for now, this is what I have."

"Well, it's very nice..."

"It is!"

"I'll tell the Duke you said so." Not without amusement.

"Yes. Tell him we approve but think you should put your own touch on it," Ariel says, sounding a bit aristocratic herself for a moment

"I'll let him know."

Duff nods "Be fair but firm with his grace" Utterly straight face.

"Well." Jessica looks around. "I suppose.... we're done here except for the clean up."

Ariel says "But there' still FUN to be had." A yawn

"Oh, I'm not saying it's over, just.... I don't think I have any others 'to-do's' left."

"Yeah, fun!" Oh, yawns are catching!

"Yay, then you can dance..."Yawn "And ...draw with us..." BLINK BLINK

"Yeeeaaahhhhh."

She latches on to Jessica's leg, eyelids drooping.

"Sounds good. Maybe not dancing, though, I don't dance. Usually. Coloring is good....." A small smile, and a gentle touch on Ellie's head. "Maybe we can go color in your room?"

"Oh, okay."

"Need help, Jessica, or do you and Duff have this?" Ash asks amused.

Duff is propping up Ariel without even thinking about it

"Why don't you help me, Dame Ash, thank you. Come help Ellie, I'll get Ariel and Selma." She looks around. "Ahpuch?"

"M'not sleepy." Yaawwwwnnnnnn.

" 'Course not."

Ahpuch looks up "Yes?"

"Can we show you a room for tonight, and tomorrow we can introduce you around and find a spot that suits you?"

Ash helps with the kids.

"you are very gracious, that will be fine. "

And so the younglings are herded back. Ahpuch gets a smaller, more simple, but still nice room for himself.

When the girls start to protest they're really NOT sleepy...

Ash hums in a gentle monotone "nnoo not sleepy a bit.... not sleepy a bit"

" 'Course not! We're going to color, right?"

"Yeah, color..." Oh, her bed looks so lovely and fluffy and soft...

And they color.. on the surface of those comfy... fluffy... soft.. beds

Oh, crayons are brought out and paper, and people are settled in and snuggled up and the lights are dim and yes, coloring is good, let's decide what we color first. What should we color first?

"Let's color.... our dreams.... what dreams do we want to have....?"

"I want happy dreams. With friends. I like dreams like that. Salma is going to be a scholar and Ariel with her fine bow and we're best friends..."

"Yeha, and I might even be GOOD with the bow..." Ariel mutters

"That sounds like a good dream. A good thing to see in your head, and make with your hands."

"It's a happy dream. This place is a happy dream." Agreeable.

"I hope so." Softly.

"What does the nocker lady have to do with spiders?"

"Huh?" Ash says "Which nocker lady?"

Yawn. "The one that visited. Spiders and honey."