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[Kender Bard]

Delilah flushed and, not sure if she should let go or not, decided to just let her hand hang a little more loosely in Crawford's so he could pull away if he wished.

Felicitas giggled, though. "Oh I don't know. We all thought that there would be a delicious affair shortly after he agreed to stay with Her Majesty. Or so we hoped. It had been so long."

"Felicitas," Delilah hissed, blushing a little.

Felicitas looked chagrined and disappointed. "I'm sorry, Majesty."

Delilah was sympathetic though. When would Felicitas ever get to speak of gossip and such light-hearted affairs in her life again? She reached out and squeezed her friend's shoulder to take the sting out of her admonishment. "I admit," she told Schuldig, "that I have strong feelings for Brad. I don't really know when mere gratitude and friendship turned to something else. Do you know exactly when you fell in love with your wife? It's a hard thing to say."

[Darastrix]

Schuldig's brows rose at that. Love? It was that serious already? And by the way Crawford did not completely release Delilah's hand, it looked like it was serious on both sides. He'd definitely have to talk to Crawford in private later. He shrugged at Delilah. "Well, I think it was sometime after the first time we--"

"Schuldig!" That exclamation came from both Nagi and Crawford, the former sounding more embarrassed and the latter more irritated.

"--danced," he finished, smirking. "What? What were you thinking?"

Crawford glanced upward briefly. "Why did I miss you, again?"

"Because you were deprived of my quick wit and charming personality," Schuldig responded. "And the fact that whenever we're together, you look twice as respectable just by comparison."

[Kender Bard]

Delilah giggled merrily at that.

"I'm surprised you're not offended," Filly told Delilah. She had been studying the other woman now with a rapt interest.

"Not at all," Delilah laughed some more. "I think he's funny." Filly grinned at that. ~Well she's easy going at least~ she told Schuldig.

"Perhaps we shouldn't stand on the docks to talk though," Delilah replied lightly. "Brad told me we would be traveling by teleporting, but I'm not certain how tired the rest of you are yet from getting here. Will we begin travel today or stay a night in an inn?"

"I feel like I could teleport from here to Khelek!" Harmony boasted.

[Darastrix]

~Good,~ Schuldig sent back. ~I don't think getting involved with someone straight-laced would be good for him. I just hope this one treats him better than the last Delilah did.~

"I took most of the burden coming here," Nagi said. "I think I can still help getting back, just not nearly as much. But now Crawford can lend a little power, and Harmony just got more power."

Schuldig grinned at that. "With all the training she's been doing, this trip was all she needed to gain another Mind sign. So now we've got a dual-signed teleportation specialist."

"Well," Crawford murmured. "Congratulations."

[Kender Bard]

Harmony showed off her sign proudly to him.

"Congratulations!" Delilah enthused, reaching out to lightly touch the new sign. "Forces smile upon you, child."

Harmony snorted in amusement at that but also blushed a little at the enthusiastic praise. "Thank you."

"Locket's going to be crawling up the walls with excitement while we're gone," Filly laughed. "She missed you, Brad, more than I think she thought she would."

[Darastrix]

"So did I, surprisingly," Crawford admitted.

"You missed yourself?" Schuldig asked, grinning. "Must've been some trip."

Crawford just rolled his eyes and paid the porter who'd set down the rest of his luggage.

"So where to, Nagi?"

"Even with our combined power, I think it would be best to rest in Humontis for a night," Nagi replied. "It's a little close, but I'd rather go there than overestimate and end up in the middle of nowhere because we tried to go too far."

Schuldig nodded. "All right, then. Now, has anyone been to Humontis or do I need to find someone there so I can steal their eyes for a moment?"

[Kender Bard]

"I have!" Delilah announced cheerfully. "Such a charming place. A little, hmm, underdeveloped than what I'm used to, but still cute."

"Let me see!" Harmony exclaimed. Delilah gave her an odd look until she realized what the girl meant.

"Very well," Delilah agreed, conjuring up her memories of the place. Her most vivid memory was of the field of red flowers, though she didn't think it'd be a good idea to land in those so she focused on the area outside of the walled off field.

Harmony spread the image around to everyone else. "Ready!"

[Darastrix]

"M'kay, everyone get close and touch signs," Schuldig said, bringing his arm up to touch his signs together. "Say when."

Crawford and Nagi followed suit, murmuring chants under their breath as they built up elemental power to make the jump. Once everyone had signaled their readiness, they teleported, whisking the whole group away to Humontis.