Miss Emily did indeed notice the standoff between Paisley and Robbie, as well as Kenny being pasted to the back of her leg.  She just then remembered that Roger had told her about an encounter that these children had once before.  It didn't end well then, and Emily would make certain that things wouldn't get out of hand now.

After smiling at Tyler...no, Garret, and Cassalia, she took Kenny's hand and gently pulled him out from behind her and she placed herself partway between Paisley and Robbie.  Since it was Robbie who started with the name calling, and she didn't want to play favorites, she turned toward the young boy.  "Now, Robbie, this is not a place for name calling.  Apologize to Paisley."  She didn't raise her voice, but her tone suggested that she wasn't going to take 'no' for an answer.  She then sighed; she knew that she would have to keep an eye on these two...  Then, she hunkered down to Kenny's level and whispered, "You don't have to be scared.  Nobody's going to hurt you here.  We're all friends, okay?"
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[color=gray]Yeah.  No one's going to hurt you.  *chuckle*  Not yet, anyway...[/color]
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Kenny nodded and let go of Emily's hand.  "Okay."  He spied Princess Casey and waved shyly again.  Of course he remembered her from the park, and how she made him cry, but he knew that she didn't mean it, and that was good enough for him.  Although, he did smile when another boy joined them.  Even though he was friends with Paisley, he didn't seem mean.  Maybe that meant that Paisley wasn't really mean either...?