[i]"There you are, I was looking all over for you."[/i] Janius approached wearing a friendly grin. [i]"No, I just realised there was something important I forgot to tell you before you ran off."[/i] He looked to Leeus. [i]"I'm sorry to pull you two away so soon. Julan, I need you for a moment."[/i] His lips thinned and he glanced at the ground. [i]"Come, we need to speak alone again."[/i]

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As evidenced by the slow state Ahnasha found Rhazii in the morning, his sleep had been similarly poor. Her sharp eye also noticed the bookmark in his book having advanced a much greater amount than most nights. Reading was Rhazii's usual way to calm down after a nightmare after he got too big to sleep in his parent's bed. All the same, the discipline he learnt from his militia involvement brought him fresh and ready by the time they set foot outside. Today was the big day. Or at least it was until yesterday.

Fendros and Rhazii were all too happy to have something to focus on. Assisting Shevari was anticipated to be an easy start and possibly a way to get to know her better. They knew at least a few new things about her already.

"Uhh, uhh, the eggs were..." Rhazii frantically pulled the desired kwama egg out of one of the laden baskets Shevari had brought. He wasted no time stepping back over to Shevari. "Here you go, Shevari," he said. "Uhm, father? The bitter-"

"I'm shredding as fast as I can!" Fendros was no professional cook. He focussed intently on swiftly cutting vegetables on a board without slicing his fingers.

"That's not bittergreen, father, that's black cabbage!" Rhazii exclaimed.

Fendros' eyes shot up with a look of a man in a battle. "I know! This is for the frittata! The bittergreen's in the box in the far basket!"  He pointed with his knife. "Go!"

"Yes sir!" Rhazii did not know what bittergreen even was. He pulled out the first small box he found in the basket. "I'll cut them up right aw- oh, never mind, it's already dried and shredded."