Like Father, Like Son?|Sensatiamens, Sensatia

[Kender Bard]

"I'm home!" Timble shouted as he slipped back into the house. He heard his little brother squeal loudly from another room and grinned. Yep, he's a Wind all right. "Is Divria home yet?!"

"Timble, don't shout," Luna sighed in exasperation as she entered the foyer to greet him. "You're only encouraging your brother. No, Divria's still at the embassy. Do you have time for a talk?"

"I guess," Timble answered, rubbing the side of his neck. "I was going to go see a masseuse, but it's nothing I need to do right this moment."

"Come, then," Luna bade and led him to the sitting room and then sought out Xavier.

[Devon]

Xavier wasn't hard to find, he was in his office as he usually was around that time in the day. "I hear the prodigal son has announced himself to all of Sensatia with that entrance," he said to Luna with a smile.

It was good to have all of his family close by, it gave Xavier a calm feeling.

[Kender Bard]

"Aye and I've dragged him into our sitting room to await your presence," Luna said, walking over to drape her arms around Xavier in a close hug. "I think now is the best time for you to sit down and talk to him about his future here in Sensatia, before he slips away again."

[Devon]

Xavier smiled and nestled himself in her arms. "I'll talk to him while I have the chance, I could always sit him in a barrier long enough to finish speaking," he joked. Standing up, he took Luna's hand and headed to the sitting room to see his sons.

[Kender Bard]

Timble stretched luxuriously in his seat; he always liked to be at home to relax. "This is ominous," he told his parents as Luna settled herself nearby.

"Merely an important talk that has been delayed," Luna assured him.

"Well," Timble sighed, leaning forward against his knees. "What's to talk about?"

[Devon]

"Your future Timble," Xavier said as he took a seat. "You're the oldest son, if something were to happen to me, you'd be the one who things would fall to, especially since your brother is much too young. I know you like what you're doing with the guild, but I wanted to talk to you about settling down back in Sensatia."

[Kender Bard]

Timble grew tense, but remained silent. It was a good sign to Luna that he didn't immediately shoot down the whole conversation.

After a few more minutes, TImble sighed and crossed his arms. "All right," he said evenly. "I'm listening, but no promises. What kind of things do you expect me to start doing?"

[Devon]

"Well for one, start coming home more often," Xavier said.

"We can find you work here in Sensatia with the guard with your background as a mercenary it should be easy. I'm not going to ask you to move back completely right now, I want you to take your time, but I want you to also keep in mind that there are going to be duties here. Managing the estate and becoming more involved with the things going on in Sensatia," he continued.

Xavier leaned forward, his elbows on his knees and his chin resting in his hands. "I know it sounds quite selfish, but you know how far ahead I think things through. If something were to happen to me I want you to take care of the family and help your brother as he gets older."

[Kender Bard]

"Why can't Divria do this?" Timble asked. "Is it because I'm the son?"

"It's a part of it," Luna agreed, smoothing her dress. "You should also really meet with Libre and try to get in his confidence. Someday, he may be the next Master."

"May," Timble put with emphasis. "And I'd always look after the family but I still think Divria would be better at it."

[Devon]

"Still it isn't a bad idea to get to know the young man," Xavier said. "I've known Thelon for years and he has been a wonderful friend. It'd be good for a mercenary to have a steady place to call home, a place you can go and really take some time off."

[Kender Bard]

"I have that," Timble told him.

"Just give the noble life a try," Luna told him. "Please? For us? You're not missing out on anything, really."

"Except excitement," Timble snorted. "Fine. How long do you propose I stay and pretend to be a nobleman?"

[Devon]

"There is plenty of excitement," Xavier said. "But never mind that, spend four months here and in that time we'll look into your options here and find something for you to do. I'll also introduce you to Libre. And in the meantime you can enjoy catching up with the family..please don't try to corrupt your little brother too much."

[Kender Bard]

"Four months," Timble sighed, trying not to wince. It seemed like a lot. But, really, it wasn't... It wouldn't kill him to stay, unless he stabbed himself out of sheer boredom. "All right."

Luna smiled. "Thank you son. It means a lot to us to have you home."

"Yeah, yeah," Timble sighed, pushing his bangs back with a sigh of long suffering. "So do I need to act or dress differently or anything?" It occurred to him that he didn't know anything about the nobility of Sensatia, really.

[Devon]

"You can be your usual self," Xavier said. "I don't want to change who you are and if anything I wanted you to do required that, then I wouldn't even ask it of you. In fact you're known for being my somewhat roguish son, a few of the young ladies here even seem to like it."

[Kender Bard]

Timble grinned, a little more mollified at that. "All right. What do I do? And when do I do it? You're going to have to guide me. If it doesn't involve stabbing it with a dagger, I can't say I know what to do."