[color=mistyrose][h3][center]Lyla Warren[/center][/h3][/color]

[color=mistyrose]"That sounds wonderful, of course I'll join you!"[/color] Humming softly to herself, Lyla placed her dishes in the sink and moved across to the door that led into the hallway. It hadn't taken her long to get through her fill of the food and drink, being about half of each. She wasn't much of a morning person at all, but especially where it came to eating right away. It would have been rude to refuse though, and she found she liked Dominic. Besides, he was a good cook and what she had eaten had been rather pleasing.

[color=mistyrose]"I thought I'd heard someone else in here,"[/color] she said, reaching out with her right hand to softly pet the little pig. Lyla giggled when Cauldron snuffled her hand. [color=mistyrose]"She's adorable! All the animals here almost make me wish I'd had a pet of my own to bring along. Let's go though, I haven't been to the greenhouse yet. Don't worry, there are only a few people here that are so quiet I can't follow them."[/color] With that, she waited with a bright smile for her new companion to lead her out to the grounds and eventually the aforementioned greenhouse.

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[color=silver][h3][center]Morgan Selwyn[/center][/h3][/color]

Once the final cinders were extinguished Morgan returned to Kiara's side, studying her with a soft and steady gaze. While he didn't particularly [i]want[/i] to be right there if she ended up lashing out, he couldn't help the desire to try to find a way to help. When she rebuked him, the harshness in her tone caused him to flinch. He held his ground though, managing to only briefly avert his grey eyes from the anger in hers. Reflexively, his arms crossed low over his stomach for a moment before he forced them back to his sides with a minute shiver. For a rare moment, Morgan felt cold.

He heard the apology in her thanks, and acknowledged it with slight nod. It didn't quite touch home, but it was what she could give him. When Kiara reached for his hand, Morgan met her halfway and used the contact to tug her closer as he stepped up to wrap his arms around her tightly for a swift moment. When he stepped back and took her hand again, he finally spoke up.

[color=silver]"I know a place where I can guarantee some measure of peace and privacy out here, if you want. I've been meaning to show you anyway. It's almost reached the limit of what I can do alone."[/color] When Morgan talked, there was a slight rasp in his voice to betray his nervousness, both new and continued. Because of his magic though, the tear that had stung at the corner of his eye before he embraced Kiara never had a chance.

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