Two More At Table

Calene hadn't realized just how much she had missed her family until that moment. In reality she wasn't that far away, and yet she had not seen her family since Kaled was an infant. Her parents had had a special relationship with each of their children, ensuring that they spent time alone with them and Calene had loved their time spent in the gardens. She remembered making her parents each a crown made from flowers and they had both worn the crowns for the rest of the day. She had a special garden of her own back at the home she and Deshane shared and she always thought about her parents when she spent time there.

As her father kissed her cheek she felt the tears she had been holding back start to slip down her cheeks. She wrapped her arms around him and felt him put his arms around her to hold her. "I've missed you and Mother so much."

Elessar could hold himself back no longer. He stepped up to take Calene into his arms. He kissed her forehead softly. “I know girl, we miss you too,” he said as he held her.

Eldarion stepped out with Calista but saw Kressara and Boraden leaving and looked over at his wife.

“I must talk to Kressara, continue to the lounge with the others. I shall greet you shortly,” he said but he was not looking at her. He was looking at Kressara.

Boraden had eaten heartily and the meal was very good. He wasn’t particularly dim-witted but he really didn’t understand what Elessar really said. If his words had anything to do with him he hadn’t divined much from them. He saw Eldarion approach them and wondered if he was going to escort them to the main lounge for what he heard would be music, conversation and drinks. He liked ‘drinks’ especially ale or brandy. And they likely had the best here.

“Kressara,” Eldarion called from ahead of them. He stopped and eyed Boraden a moment then looked at her with a neutral expression. “May we talk...in private?” He asked and he glanced at Boraden only another moment before focusing his attention upon her.

Calene let her father hold her for a few moments before she pulled back and wiped her eyes. "I...I know you want me to come home and remain here, but I am not sure Deshane will want to. However, I do plan to speak to him about sending Kaled here to live. He's old enough now to receive a more formal education and perhaps to start weapons training. If we did send him, would you and Mother be willing to take care of him?"

Kressara had been stepping towards the lounge with Boraden when she saw Eldarion approach them. She could still sense a growing tension within in her brother directed towards her and she couldn't understand what she had done. When he asked to speak to her alone she nodded and looked at Boraden. "Go on without me. I will be there shortly."