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Lyr watched the elf woman and the human baby, feeling rather jealous - for once! - of his daughter. And not because of her obvious intelligence and perception, either; the Vagaran hardly considered that the baby even had a personality yet. How was he, who had never been in close contact with children before, to know in what ways Rose was unusual? Besides which, Lyr was just plain old Lyr, and had other things to think about.
Like the feel of elven skin, for example. He wondered if it was as cool to the touch as it looked. The wide-eyed innocence in Val's eyes pleased Lyr even more. He fell headlong into a new amour at that moment, and didn't look back. "Yeah... Rose is my daughter." Lyr admitted, knowing the statement was rather to his credit than a deficit with most women - and, it appeared, with elven women as well. Maybe elves weren't so different after all, if one didn't count the fact that they lived in trees.
Glancing every few seconds at the pretty elven maiden, Lyr didn't even protest when the Cefirdoo fellow led them inside, and then - Lyr wasn't really looking at him anyway, so he didn't quite note when exactly - he'd disappeared, and it was Val who was leading him onto a balcony.
The distant sounds of arguing floated over the tree branches. Lyr recognized the voice of his companion, and for a split second wondered what was going on, though with curiosity rather than concern. Lyr had little sympathy for Ken's family troubles, having grown up without any family to speak of. Actually, he found Kenkuroi's attitude rather amusing, in a totally incomprehensible sort of way.
"It's really pretty here." Lyr suggested first, more because he thought that would be a good way of starting up conversation and putting his good foot forward with Val than because he truly agreed with the sentiment. He also wanted to know something else - just to get his bearings. He didn't want the elves to throw him out on his ear, after all, nor did he want to end up without a nanny again should - Diana bless - something happen. Oh dear Diana, it had been so long since the Something had happened! It appeared to be a yawning eternity of an abyss to Lyr at the moment. "So... how are you related to Kenkuroi?"
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