Bringing Home a Guest|Sensatia

[Kender Bard]

Luna shut her eyes and smiled serenely. After a long moment, she said slowly, "Well, they're bound to find out on their own in a few months."

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Divria gave Richard a sympathetic look. "You and I are the same in that regard, aren't we? We always gotta keep moving, keep exploring. The difference is I explore cities and you explore forests and stuff, right?"

[tuo]

Richard nods. "Yeah...cities are just...weird..don't get me wrong, so far they seem really useful..it's just...so crowded and noisy sometimes.."

[Devon]

Xavier blinked and looked at Luna, "You're already expecting? I mean..we have been busy, but I didn't think it would happen this soon."

[Kender Bard]

"I am pretty sure," Luna affirmed. "If we wait a couple of weeks, we shall know for sure, but I did cheat and tried a few divinations."

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Divria giggled at his description and countered, "I will concede that if you agree the wide open outdoors can be lonely and quiet."

[tuo]

Richard gave a small smile. "Well yeah that's true. But still...it's nice spending time with your clan mates..it's a simple life...but really nice sometimes.."

[Devon]

"So what did you learn about this in your divinations?" Xavier asked, sitting up anxiously. "Any idea whether it'll be a boy or a girl?"

[Kender Bard]

"Nothing so sure!" Luna laughed. "And not even a sure promise of child at all. Merely hints, vague, that give me much hope in that direction." She kissed him fondly.

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"Is it that simple?" Divria asked, leaning with her elbows on her knees as she studied Richard curiously. "You left to grow strong, but where does strength play into all of this? Why do you have to be strong?"

[Devon]

Xavier smiled and returned her kiss. "Oh well, let the Forces be cryptic, we'll find out in a few months like you said."

[tuo]

Richard scratches his head. "Well..back where I come from..have you heard of survival of the fittest..? My clan follows that idea but for the most part we try to keep it just to ourselves...I guess I wasn't that strong so I hoped to become stronger out here..."

[Kender Bard]

"That's silly," Divria remarked dismissively. "You don't need to be strong to be happy. I'm not very strong, and I'm happy all the time. Well, usually."

[tuo]

Richard nodded. "Yeah..you are pretty happy..but still...out there in the beastlands, being strong is necessary for survival.."

[Kender Bard]

"It sounds complicated," Divria declared, swinging her legs. "If I lived there I would leave. I don't think I'd be very happy constantly competing against people. Are you happier since you left?"

[tuo]

Richard thought about that carefully, was he happier here in cities? "I'm not sure if I'm happier...it is a whole lot more relaxing without having to constantly compete and hunt...but sometimes being out there in the wild can be relaxing on it's own as well when you aren't fighting or hunting.."

[Kender Bard]

"I guess I don't understand," Divria sighed. "My brother might. He once said that the underbelly of a city is an urban jungle. Whatever that means. He can be so poetic." She tittered quietly.

[tuo]

Richard smiled at her. "That sounds like it might be interesting to check out sometime..so...what do you for fun around here by the way?"