Surrounded By Family|Sensatiamens, Sensatia

[Devon]

"all right," Xavier said to his daughter. Touching his sign, Xavier teleported the two of them off to meet Thelon.

[Kender Bard]

Thelon glanced up from where he was setting out some glasses and smiled. "Hello Xavier," he greeted, walking over to clap the man on the shoulder. "Again, my congratulations on your son."

"Master Thelon," Divria greeted, curtsying.

Thelon bowed his head. "Greetings to you as well," he remarked. "Well! Let's have some of that wine shall we?" He popped the cork and poured out generous amounts in the glasses laid out.

[Devon]

Xavier happily took the glass and sipped from it. "Thank you for inviting us over Thelon, Luna and our son Nubilous are sleeping right now, otherwise I'd have shown him off to you. I would have brought Timble along as well, but he was busy chatting up a long lady at the tavern when we left."

[Kender Bard]

Thelon chuckled at that. "My own son is beginning to show romantic interest. He has a young lady whom he's 'courting.'"

From the way Thelon said it, it was clear he thought the entire thing was just the cute play of children.

[Devon]

"Watch out Thelon," Xavier said with a smile. "Libre may be bringing you a future daughter in law," he said chuckling. "Tell me, is it hard raising a young son? When I adopted Divria and Timble they were both already so independent..and troublesome," he added looking at his daughter with a smirk.

[Kender Bard]

Forces, I hope not, Thelon thought. It wasn't that he didn't LIKE Harmony, but he'd observed her and could tell she was going to wind up being a troublemaker of some kind. She had a wildness to her. Besides, Libre was far too young to deny himself any other opportunities. Someday he was going to be Master, after all.

No, they'd grow out of it. He was sure.

Divria smiled fondly at her father.

"Well, no," Thelon answered thoughtfully. "Libre has always been a mellow child. Flame, now, she's got more of her mother in her. Bit of a temper. She can be a handful, especially when I just don't know what to do for her." He smiled, but it was forced. Brittle. "I do try my best though... That's all a father can do..."

[Devon]

Xavier nodded, noticing Thelon's smile, and deciding for now he'd ignore it and save that for if and when Thelon wanted to talk about it. "I understand that, that brings me to something else I wanted to discuss with you. I'd like to see if Divria could learn of diplomacy, she has a great demeanor with people and she is interested in the job if one is available."

[Kender Bard]

Thelon raised a brow at Divria. She blushed and looked a bit uncomfortable. "Well I haven't a great need for diplomats, to be honest..."

He continued to look at the girl with speculation, however. He had not forgotten the talk of embassies a while back. The idea had simply been pushed aside amidst so many other things happening. "Tell me, Divria, how fair are you being a hostess?"

"I... I don't know," she admitted. "I could learn, though."

"I'm thinking of building an embassy for the United Naruta," Thelon told Xavier.

[Devon]

"She does like to travel," Xavier told Thelon. "And I was there when Prince Nagi suggested it during the meeting in the Beastlands. I can have set her up with someone so she can learn a few things about being a hostess."

[Kender Bard]

Thelon nodded slightly. He would need someone in charge of seeing to the needs of the ambassadors. If Divria proved an adept pupil.. It would certainly relieve him of the need to saddle it on Xavier or Dart. "I've not yet made plans for construction of where they would be staying but that is not difficult. I cannot take the time to teach her proper decorum, however. It would cut into my work. I leave it in your hands to find someone to train her. Not only decorum, but she must learn Mind history as well and of the customs of any lands that send ambassadors. It's a very knowledge-heavy job."

Divria shifted, wondering if this was such a good idea. She couldn't remember ever having to really study anything intensely.

[Devon]

Xavier nodded to Thelon, "I'll have it done Master," he replied to him.

Looking to Divria he sent her a small message, ~How are you feeling Divria? I'll give you all the help I can with this if you wish to do it.~

[Kender Bard]

Nervous, Divria thought back. I don't want to embarass you and Thelon... It was a lot of pressure. Her stomach felt a bit unsteady.

"What's the name of your new child again?" Thelon asked Xavier, already moving off the subject.

[Devon]

"Nubilous," Xavier told Thelon. "It is Old Tongue for Cloud, Luna's deceased twin brother," he explained to the Master.

~Don't be nervous Divria, this is something you can handle and you have my full support.~

[Kender Bard]

If you say so, Daddy, Divria thought back.

Thelon lifted his glass. "To Nubilous then, and an honorable homage to the fallen brother." He sipped some wine and added, "I wasn't aware she had a twin. What did he die from?"

[Devon]

"He died protecting the Queen of Caelium years ago," Xavier answered, raising a glass to the brother-in-law he never got to meet. "I met Luna not too long after Cloud had passed away."