Well I'm off|Skyheort, Talen'sul

[Northen Light36]

Amaro finishes up his drink then gets off his bar stool and heads outside. It's just as he suspected, there's no work for a merc around Talen'sul, not while everyone's still celebrating. He could wait for awhile, but he's getting restless. "Ilyamen it is then," he mutters to himself. Well at least he wouldn't have to make two trips to tell his family, he's pretty sure everyone's at Talon's.

Bracing himself for the possibility of an over emotional farewell, Amaro heads for the Veatherfal house and knocks.

[Kender Bard]

Talon opens the door, spots Amaro, and grins, pratically pulling the man inside. "Good to see you, Amaro," he greets. "Have a seat. We finished lunch but there's plenty of leftovers."

Spice peeked around the corner of the kitchen and grinned impishly at Amaro. "Unca!"

[Northen Light36]

"Hey kidda," Amaro greets Spice, taking a seat. Acqua's in the kitchen, nibbling at a sandwhich made with leftovers from lunch and grins at her brother as he takes a seat.

"Hi Amaro."

"Driving your sister mad yet, brat?" Amaro asks then looks at Talon as Acqua just laughs. "Think you could handle keeping an eye on the brat and Vortai for a month or so, Talon?"

[Kender Bard]

"Of course," Talon remarks, picking up his son as the toddler made a beeline for Amaro's ankles. He held the squirming child and flashed Amaro another grin. "Need to give yourself a break from the insanity I'm guessing?"

Alethia slipped quietly into the room, curious where the conversation was going.

[adris]

Vortai hadn't been too far away at the time and scoffed a little when Amaro told Talon to look after him. He walked in such a way that really made the chain around his waist rattle to attract his brother's notice.

"I'm getting government training and have a job in the palace now bro. I am hardly in need of being looked after. Besides, I can't die... There is someone I need to look after these days."

He knows he should get back to the palace soon though so he can figure out what the royal family will be doing now that the King is back. Mostly he has to know where Luminous will be staying... and the fact that he has kind of had the urge to see Aideen again sometime soon.

[Northen Light36]

"Doesn't mean I don't want to know someone, other then Acqua, is keeping an eye on you," Amaro replies. "Otherwise I might come back to find the house burnt to the ground."

"We wouldn't burn the house down," Acqua scoffs, then looks at Amaro. "Where are you going, big brother?"

"Ilyamen, to see if I can't get a bit of work," Amaro replies. "Before I start gainning weight from sitting on my ar-" Amaro glances at Spice and corrects himself, "rear all day." Acqua frowns.

"Why would Talon need to keep an eye on me? I'm going with you." Amaro sighes and Acqua scowls. "Amaro you promised we'd go together. Vortai's got work, but there's no reason I can't come."

"Sorry kid," Amaro replies. "But I at least think the fact that you were poisoned and hit close range by a lightning bolt only a couple of days ago is more then enough reason for you to stay home this time."

"I'm fine though," Acqua protests, looking at Alethia for support.

[Kender Bard]

Alethia doesn't look so quick to agree. "You're able to have an average day assuming you take things easy and don't rush," she said reluctantly. "But you're not fully healed yet, and a journey would put stress on your body and undo a lot of what you've regained."

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"And if I get a rough job, you'll just be in the way, Acqua," Amaro tells Acqua. "I need to be able to focus on work and I can't do that if I'm worrying about you." Acqua doesn't look happy, but she nods. "I promise, you can come next time as long as you're up to it."

"Don't make promises," Acqua mutters, pushing her sandwhich away. "Talon, I'll take Spice outside to play with Skip." Taking the child and calling the dog, Acqua leaves the house. Amaro sighes.

"Think she'll get over it?"

[Kender Bard]

"Eventually," Talon said, glancing out the nearest window.

Alethia peered at Amaro. "You shouldn't have said she'll be in the way. Whether or not it was true, it was a callous statement." Talon reached for his wife's hand and patted it gently.

"Acqua seemed to understand," he said soothingly. "I'm sure you can keep her busy long enough for her temper to settle. Don't worry about her or us, Amaro."

"Try to be home soon though," Alethia implored.

[adris]

Vortai watched Acqua leave, again he wanted to say something but this was more something that would be best for her to work out of her system. She has been more realistic about her limits these days, he hoped she would realize Amaro wasn't trying to hurt her when he said what he did.

"Don't get yourself killed either, I don't care how good you are you aren't the only one worried when you leave somewhere."

He looked to Talon himself, the man was told to look after Vortai but he felt his day to day life would make that task a little difficult. Speaking of, he had heard of the gathering for the King and Queen, knowing them they will probably try to slip out the back door.

"I need to see what Lya is going to do with Lumi now that Shadow is back. So you might not see me for a little while either depending on the decision."

[Northen Light36]

Amaro nods. "Take care of yourself, Vortai," he orders, then looks at Talon and Alethia. "The same goes for you two. I'll be home as soon as I can, I promise." Giving Alethia a brief one armed hug, he adds, "If the children, and I include Talon in that, drive you mad, send word to me and I'll come back to smack them over the head." Ruffling Alethia's hair just to annoy her, Amaro bids his family farewell and heads home to pack.