Fay smiled sweetly and tucked a stray strand of hair behind the ear of Emma. “That’s quite alright, dear.” The young teacher looked up and waved at Dillan, but he didn’t notice. With a pat on the back, she send Emma towards the other kids before counting them all again and letting her finger land on Alyssa, who was walking over together with her father. [i]All complete[/i], she thought to herself. The administration of the school had already signalled her Alyssa would be joining her class again. Alyssa was a lovely and bright kid, and Fay of course had no objection. She expected her to turn up this morning. She did not, however, expect her father to come along with her. She pushed her glasses back up her nose as Alyssa and Verelik stood by her side. She hadn’t seen him since he left to Water Leafs. Something that, in some way, did something to her. [color=#8fbc8f]“Hello Alyssa, good to have you back.”[/color] She smiled sweetly at the young girl before she took off to her classmates.

Fay turned towards Verelik as the children made their way to the stone steps that led to way towards the school building. The small woman had to arch her neck to look the tall man in the eyes. [color=#8fbc8f]“It’s good to see you again too. And ofcourse, you know I always will.”[/color] She had to push up her glasses along the bridge of her nose again. [color=#8fbc8f]”Thank you for dropping her off.”[/color]

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Lee smirked as Dillan sat down with a sigh and a sarcastic comment. Dillan, his partner in the Guard, was the total opposite of him. He was more laid back, sarcastic, and a little grumpy, while Lee was cheerful, active and above all, a [i]real[/i] morning person. But that did not mean that Lee couldn’t be serious, and that Dillan couldn’t be fun. As partners, they complimented each other. Lee could easily call Dillan his best friend. They weren’t always like this, of course. They didn’t grow up together. But they bonded over the fact that they both have to raise little girls. Even though his little girl fay is now a big girl, she’s still little in Lee’s mind.  

They even had a bromoment, when Dillan didn’t for the life of him know what to do with a girls hair. Lee taught him the trick: braiding. It was easy to do and kept the hair in place. They practiced it on Fay, much to her dismay. Emma was already 10 years old. Time goes fast.

[color=#257dce]”Good morning sunshine.[/color] He grinned as he threw Dillan a water bottle. Up here, it could get kind of warm. He took a sip of his own bottle and already longed for the lunch his sister would be bringing him. 

Mid stretch, Lee heard a voice outside the gates. He leaned over the wall and looked down into the face of Astor. [color=#257dce]”Hey Astor! Good going, my man. My coat game is good, but I’ve been wanting another carpet.” [/color] He smirked before signalling down to open the gates for the hunter. [color=#257dce]”And you should be in the market for a shower.” [/color] he added.