"Well, the ink part takes only a few seconds" Caex said, holding a small ink well. "At his age, all we have to do is to dip each foot briefly into the well, and press them to this parchment" he added, holding the items. "Then I can use this wet cloth to wipe him clean, and we can measure him using the string."

"That too" Aura added, sighing. "There's going to come a time when they will need someone to watch him, you know. I can't expect them to stay on the farm all of the time."