[quote=CreedTheChimera] "Well, it seems the child is very eager to get back to him and you cannot simply take her away from him without sufficient reason yourself!" Despite only seeing the words in his minds eye, he can sense the annoyance that is completely non-existent in Miepolu's manner. [/quote] "Young children also wish to stick their fingers into electrical sockets, or to run across roads without watching for cars. Surely you are not suggesting that we trust the childn't judgement in this matter above that of the government? This elf is obviously a heavy drinker, involved with assassins, and has no regard for the law. Whereas I do not feign to be a child psychologist, I cannot imagine that to be a healthy environment for a child to gow up in."