By the time Lith came out of the bathroom Menadion was done picking the clothes on the bed she liked and had moved on to rummaging through Kamila's wardrobe for more. "...this and this. I'll take a look at Epphy's clothes as well and let you know if there's anything else I'd like to wear and of which color."
Lith felt a sting to his wallet, but aside from narrowing his eyes made no comment. "How do you feel, Ripha?"
"Much less bitchy. Thank you for asking." She welcomed him with a polite nod of the head. "What's for breakfast?"
"Let's find out." A snap of Kamila's fingers put everything back to its place and Warped the three of them to the Dining Hall.
"Good morning, Mom!" Solus rushed to Menadion, hugging her tight. "I missed you."
"I missed you too, baby." Ripha said while kissing her daughter's forehead.
"I have big news." Kamila waited for the embrace to break before pulling out the updated Camellia. "Look what Lith did for me."
The meaning of the flower and the two buds was clear to everyone and the whole family congratulated Lith for the romantic gesture.
"Look what Daddy did for you." To everyone but Elysia who tried to bite the mystical flowers and was sorely disappointed finding they were ethereal in nature.
"Ba!" She expressed her displeasure in a barrage of baby babble that only a tasty bottle of milk could end.
"Ba indeed." Rena glared at her husband while Elina grunted at Raaz,
"I'm just a blacksmith. I can't do anything that fancy." Senton raised his hands in apology.
"You could have still made something. It would have been better than the nothing I got." Rena scoffed.
"I gave you everything I could, dear." Raaz said with pride. "Why do you act as if breaking my back to put food on our table wasn't enough?"
"It was more than enough, silly. It was everything" Elina's expression softened for a second. "But what about Aran? What about Surin? I didn't expect a grand gesture, just a romantic one to celebrate their birth." Yet only for a second.
"Yeah, Dad. Where's my present?" Aran had no clue what was happening but the chance to get a new toy was too good to pass it up.
"So, what are the plans for today?" Lith rushed to change the topic and rescue his father from the danger he had unwittingly put Raaz into.
"Depends. Did you get any news about Valtak's funeral?" Menadion decided to give
coffee and pancakes a go.
"None." Lith checked his amulet to make sure.
"Then what do you say if I teach you how to use the Ears and explain to you and Ep-Solus the changes in the Forge and the Watchtower?" Menadion poured way more syrup than was healthy on her pancakes.
"It's a wonderful idea, Mom." Solus stared at the plate in envy.
"Don't mention it. Also, stop staring at my plate. My eyes are up here." Menadion replied. "I can use that knowledge to decide who is going to get the Ears." Lith nodded. Menadion exploited her undead condition to try everything from the breakfast table, taking seconds of what she liked most and making Solus sigh in envy like a bellows. "Thanks for the food." She said with a satisfied burp. "I'm ready when you are."
A snap of Lith's fingers brought them to the tower plus a surprise.
"What's Sally doing here?" Menadion asked, obtaining a glare from the Guardian for the use of the moniker.
"You said that you wanted to apologize for being rude to your friends and this is the best way I could think of." Lith replied. "You took Grandma's knowledge in the past and now you gift her some of your own to pay her back."
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