The rhythmic tap of a mythril staff on the cobbled stones, recently laid in the streets of the Den, rang through the chill air. Lene felt quite warm though as she was baking a bun in the oven so to speak. A she walked she listened. The Den was a variety of sounds, but a somber, low note seemed to seep into all of it. The Den was in need of something cheerful.

As she walked she recalled last year that mom and dad taught her about the Celebration of Life. A time for being glad you are alive, loving those you have, and being happy for what you have. You even gave each other one gift. A gift that they could use. A practical gift. Hmm. It was still early in the month for the celebration, but the recent rash of events and overall sour notes of this year for the Den should be ample reason to start celebrating a bit early.

That argument sounded right to her, so her mythril staff tread out a rhythmic ring toward the Den's Circle. Reaching the area, hearing the pitter patter of the fountain's water fall on the stone basin greeted her ears. This place always seemed to be the place of public announcement. This time it would be a place of announcement and beauty. Though she had lost her eyesight a few months ago, she remembered how the Den was decorated last time and decided to improve on that.

Lene stopped a few feet from the fountain and laid her staff flat on the pavement. Standing tall, and as proud as a 4 foot Airii could be, she extended her wings fully feeling the warmth of the sun. She rolled up her the long sleeves of her Cowboy Bebop shirt that Moonshine got her, and flexed her fingers. It had been a while since she did any magic in the Den itself, much less on a grand scale.

Testing the weave of the energy about the place she noted the two defense shells her step brother had put into affect. No matter. Her magic was benign and not ill willed. Lene withdrew a piece of chalk from a pocket on her black jeans, and by memory traced several arrays. She could here a few of the Den residents walk over to the Den circle to see what she was up to. She just smiled to herself and kept working away on the arrays. She could feel energy flow into them when the arrays were complete.

Lene stood and clapped the chalk dust off of her furred fingers. She heard more Lupes coming to see what was up. Reaching into her leather satchel, she withdrew a silver flute. One end cap held a dragon head sculpted in silver, the other end cap held a wolf head sculpted in silver. Standing within those arrays, she held the flute at the ready but didn't play just yet. Murmurs ran through the gathering Lupes about Lene and working magic. She heard more Lupes appear and the jangle of Den Fangs as well all wondering what in the five rings of Fen was going on?

"I am glad some of you have gathered here today." Lene raised her voice high in a lovely musical tone.

"We have faced much peril, much loss, and to put it bluntly, taken a lot of crap this whole year. I walk through this Den and I am not hearing much mirth, or happiness. Are we a beaten people? Do we forget how to celebrate? How to enjoy life and each other? No!" Her voice echoed through the Den.

The crowds murmured among themselves. One Den Fang was heard approaching her. Carlo by the sound of his breathing. He stopped near her but didn't step on the arrays.

"Lene are you trying to incite a public riot?" Carlo asked with concern.

"Not at all Carlo. I am a Den Fang as well. I just want everyone to wake up, get their butts in gear, and be happy." Lene said loud enough for everyone to hear.

"The time for the Celebration of Life will be coming soon. I say, why wait? Let us begin the Celebration of Life today! Let us move on with our lives and love again!" Her little speech given, she pressed flute to lips and played.

The song was rich, beautiful, and mixed the tones of the Christmas songs she's heard in Rhydin with some of the more happier celebration songs of the Old Country. The arrays flared in white, green, red, orange, blue, yellow energy as they activated. Sparkles exploded from the arrays and flared, racing through out the Den, down streets, alleys, and thoroughfares. Wherever the sparkles touched, evergreen wreaths and decorations would appear. Multitudes of glowing mini lights in all colors appeared as well. By the fountain, the sparkles all returned and coalesced into a fountain of multicolor lights. The fountain of light was temporary and would fade at the end of the festivals in January. The fountain would allow anyone to come up and visit with a soul of a departed one as the Soul Garden tended to get crowded.

Soon, flute music stopped and she lowered the flute. Many were gasping in awe and many were howling in joy. Putting away the flute, she just smiled to herself. Then she picked up her mythril staff and looked directly at Carlo, knowing where he was by the gasps and awes he kept making.

"Now that decorations are in place and the mood lifted, what say you help a young mother get to her desk before she's late for work?" Lene said softly.

Carlo nodded to himself and guided Lene on to the Den Fang Offices.

((Alright. I have set the mood. Now, If you have any holiday posts for your chars in the Den, stick them right here. Come on, don't let me be the only one doing this!))

(Sorry if its a bit long. Seems to fit better in this thread.)

Out in the White Lotus Pavillion the slight ring of mythril on polished marble was made as Lene walked the pavilion, her free paw rubbing her slightly enlarged belly. She seemed to be smiling to herself as she walked about. Ears flick as she heard two voices. She might as well say hi. This was the start of the Celebration of Life festivities. Smile still on her muzzle she tapped out her path to Aramus and Marishka.

Aramus Con Jackuss: "You are starting to tempt me..." A mischievous laugh. Collar appears back in hand and twirls around a glove-finger. Aramus senses another nearby, but pays no mind to it, at least not yet.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Reaching close to the others, she called in a musical voice higher than her mothers. "Hello, and happy Celebration of Life."

Sweet_Dreams: -blinking looking up smiling-"happy Celebration of Life"-giggling-"you know Iimii?"

Aramus Con Jackuss: The metal head-helmet turns and looks at Myrlene. "Celebration of life, <I>hmmm?"</I> The voice spekaing odd as always, possibly a little comical to an extent.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "I do know Iimii. I am his step sister, Myrlene." she smiled politely. It would look as if she was smiling at the wall and not at the two. A black satin ribbon was over her eyes. She wore a long sleeve shirt with Cowboy Bebop on it, and black jeans. Her tummy was looking a little swollen as well and she carried a mythril walking staff and a leather satchel. She also had around her neck an official Den Fang badge.

Sweet_Dreams: -blinking-"I Marishka, Iimii girlfriend and High Priestess of light and dark"-realizing-"you Lene, you r mama ask if I heal your eyes!"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: A cant of ears and Lene just bowed her head. "I am called Lene. So you have met my mother Ammy then?"

Sweet_Dreams: -giggling-"yes, you pretty to!"-smiling-

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Lene went quiet, and probably blushing. Glowing as well. "Thank you."

Sweet_Dreams: -smiling-"you want see again?"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Lene paused thinking on that for a moment. She leaned on her mythril staff and rubbed her belly a little. "I would like to see, but I fear it's dangerous to attempt to heal me. My step brother was hurt doing so."

Sweet_Dreams: -giggling-"this from goddess of eyesight, and my guardians"-moving over to her-

Aramus Con Jackuss: "Healings healings I hear? Hmm Hmm Hmmmmm?" Aramus is still lying on its side and floating through the air.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Goddess of eyesight?" she asked a little hesitantly. "I am a follower of Canis. Will your goddess agree with mine?" she asked? "Will my pup inside my belly be safe if you heal me?"

Sweet_Dreams: -smiling-"of course"-giggling-"I give you both protection from bad things"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Lene was still not quite sure, but the offer was very tempting. "I would like to see my pup when it is born. Would you like me to sit?"

Sweet_Dreams: -smiling-"please, I not that big, Iimii bigger than me"

Aramus Con Jackuss: Aramus makes a chair appear behind Myrlene. "Sit!" he chuckles.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Lene herself was only 4 ft tall.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Feeling the chair, she took a seat.

Aramus Con Jackuss: Aramus had a very odd joke behind even saying just the word 'Sit'. The only one who might catch on to it the hint would be marishka.

Sweet_Dreams: "Lene, this is drops, start working after applying them, tay?"-removing her black ribbon then taking out the eye drops muttering a blessing as she applies the drops to involved with the healing to notice-

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Marishka would come face to face with what she hid behind the ribbon. Star burst scarring on her eyelids and fur around the eyes. her eyeballs were solid platinum, and the crest of paladin was twisted into a sadistic mockery of the light god. "Okay." she said. "Do I keep putting them in until I can see again?"

Sweet_Dreams: "yes, the goddess break seal slowly so not scare you, her power ultimate, she high goddess and Amon high god of healing bless it to"-smiling closing her eyes placing two fingers before her lips muttering in a strange language-

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: She just listens, anxious and honestly a little scared. her dealings with gods and goddesses has been quite tainted in the past.

Aramus Con Jackuss: The Being watches. If he had a smirk, without creating one, Aramus would be smirking right now. In silence the being plots other things as well.

Sweet_Dreams: -muttering ending opening her eyes-"one seal broken"-smiling-"it working good Lene"-giggling-"you see very soon, use drops every day, and you see"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: She opened her eyes, but saw nothing but blackness still. Hearing Marishka she nodded. "Is the bottle something a dragon can handle?"

Sweet_Dreams: -thinking-"I make it so"-looking at the bottle adjusting something on it-"now can"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Thank you Marishka. I would be trusting my mate Moonshine to put these drops in my eyes since I cannot see and I don't want to waste this precious miracle by the bottle breaking." she smiled.

Aramus Con Jackuss: "Got to love miracles..." snickering.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "My being mated to a dragon and getting pregnant is another one." she said to Aramus' voice.

Sweet_Dreams: "my creation another!"-giggling-"all being live and here, is majorly big one!

Aramus Con Jackuss: It comes to a sitting position in the air, even though a chair does not exist below the being. "Some miracles come at a price."

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: She held out a paw for the bottle. "Preaching to the choire sir."

Sweet_Dreams: -placing the bottle with a hole in the centre enough for a dragons claw to fit through-"here lene"-nodding-"my life cost me to kill"-smiling-"now I heal"-thinking-"oh! must t give you and little one amulet"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: She placed the bottle reverently in her satchel as if it were platinum then she felt for the black ribbon wanting to hide her scars. Little did she know that the fur was starting regrow, filling them in.

Sweet_Dreams: -kneeling by the fire drawing a symbol on the ground muttering-

Aramus Con Jackuss: "So, you are a sister of iimii...<I>hmmmm..."</I> Aramus watched Myrlene with glowing M shaped eyes.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: Finding the ribbon, she tied it back in place as if it was a security blanket. "Step sister. My mother adopted him."

Aramus Con Jackuss: "He sure is a stray little pup, you know." That collar still twirls around a glove-finger of Aramus'

Sweet_Dreams: -muttering a prayer a crystal amulet appearing in her hands-"thank you goddess Frigga"-getting up-"I have gift Lene"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Oh?" she tilted her head hearing Marishka. Then hearing Aramus, her tone of voice and energy shifted to something dark, and malicious. "Touch my family and die sir."

Sweet_Dreams: -attaching some white ribbon to the amulet placing it on her neck-"goddess Frigga gave you blessing, she goddess mother of all and protector of children"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Thank you Marishka." tone was soft and energy clean again. She had a hair trigger on her Dark Side and Dark Magic it seems.

Sweet_Dreams: "see Iimii has pack, family no stray, leave him alone!" -looking at Aramus-

Aramus Con Jackuss: "If you say so." A chuckle and the collar bursts into ashes.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Tell me sir, what has you fascinated with my brother?" words were thin, tight, and tingled with the magic of a dark goddess. Hopefully Marishka takes no offence to the sudden tapping of malevolent evil.

Aramus Con Jackuss: "Would enjoy having a companion." Aramus paused for a moment. "A stray pup can make a rather good one and he could stay out of trouble." The metal helmet-head tilts to the side while staring at Myrlene.

Sweet_Dreams: "he try coller me when i come see bigger brother"

Aramus Con Jackuss: "You bend the truth. I just scared you with it." It makes an echoing laugh.

Sweet_Dreams: "would have if brother didn?t tell you I was his sister"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "I see."

Aramus Con Jackuss: "You don't know that." A snicker emitting from the helmet. "Besides. Not like a companion is slavery...."

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Keep this in mind. Iimii is part of a very unique family. Mess with one, you deal with all of us. And collars are not viewed kindly by our people. They have always been used for slavery. We are not pets."

Aramus Con Jackuss: "Best watch the boy is all Ican say. If he runs into trouble, blame him." The being shrugged and chuckld.

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Iimii is of a independent spirit, as was I." she said simply.

Aramus Con Jackuss: "Didn't go to well for you did it seeing that you are blind."

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "My blindness was not a result of a my training in darker things, but by the hand of a god of light that deceived me."

Aramus Con Jackuss: "A god of lies and trickery or a god of specific words?"

Myrlene Wolf-Spiritor: "Both. I must take leave now." she said briskly and stood. A quick series of taps of the mythril staff and she vanished.

Aramus Con Jackuss: A laugh and then Aramus disappears a few moments after.

Tairen had walked straight home that day after meeting Vixi RiverGem. Surely, that girl had helped him realize that there is idneed things to celebrate and be happy about in the present and future. And it sure was getting chilly so he hurried hom even faster to get warm. So much for short fur keeping him warm.

Soon he had returned him and stopped just outside. He hopes that Fiim will like that he had a realization with help that things are not as bad as he thinks they are now days. And that everything everyone has said to him in the past may just be right. But then he remembered something. Don't they give at least one gift during the holiday? He sighs and frowns a little bit. But it is still during the holiday season, he has time. And with the practicing of working with wood and trying to create some things he will surely think of something to make for her.

He opened the door and walked into the den, closing it quickly so the cold air does not charge in and steal the warmth. He rubbed his arms and hands for a moment getting warm. Then he looked up and saw the beautiful Love of his life. And that is what surely keeps him existing. "Fiim!" he spoke happily and walked over towards her. His actions, his voice, his bodily gestures as he spoke all seemed to be more emphasized and happy. "I feel happy!" he exlaimed excitedly. "I meet someone today and she say things that help me realize why I should be happy!" Truly, he is happy. And hopefully beloved Fiim would notice this. It is a season to be happy and he is glad to be alive to enjoy the season at least. And surely he was unaware that Fiim had been making him a new gift.

Fiim Riiroon: Fiim was dancing about in their little den, trying out the new clothing Faan's mother had made her. She was quite happy tonight. She was wondering where Tairen was. She was anxious to give him his cloak and ask about starting a family.

Deguu Nuukel: With a big smile on his muzzle. He puts a paw to the knob on the door and twists it opening it. "Fiim!" he says loudly, but in a very happy tone. Then closing it behind him so the cold air does not come into the den. He grins seeing her doing something with new clothes. "Fiim, guess what?" he grins and happily walks over to her to hug her.

Fiim Riiroon: Spinning she caught that hug with a laugh as well. "What?"

Angel Kisses: Johaar left the inn, she moves into the forest, the big cloak trailing around her. she kicks the snow, trying to get a patch of dirt.

Deguu Nuukel: "I meet someone today and she say things that help me realize why I should be happy more!" He holds her tightly. "I feel more happy!" He tries to kiss her, too.

Fiim Riiroon: Is amused by the kiss and kisses him back. "I have a gift for you." she smiled

Deguu Nuukel: "You do?" His eyes widen in surprise and cannot stop grinning.

Fiim Riiroon: "Mhm." she spun away and pulled out the brand new forest green cloak. It was big, fluffy, and warm. It would be a perfect fit if he tries it on.

Angel Kisses: she played by the lairs, not wanting to get deep in the woods, its already so cold.

Fiim Riiroon: She brought the cloak to him and smiled. "For you."

Deguu Nuukel: He makes a small gasp. Then slowly takes off his current old cloak and sets it nearby on the back of a chair temporarily, then carefully takes the new cloak that is made. He feels all over it with his paws and looks at FIim. Then he puts it on, it fits perfectly. Tairen wraps his arms around himself holding the cloak closer to him. "Thank you! It fit so well! And warm!" grinning widely still. "Where you get it?"

Fiim Riiroon: "I make it. Faan's mom teach me weaving and sewing."

Deguu Nuukel: "That so great, Fiim!" He goes to hug her again. "Thank you!" Tairen is so overjoyed by this. It truly is something he loves.

Angel Kisses: She moves to make a snowlupe. she giggles as she rolls a big ball of snow.

Fiim Riiroon: She smiles. "I wondering. We start family soon?"

Deguu Nuukel: "Family?" looking into her eyes and smiles. He nods a few seconds later. "Of course!" Then he thinks about something crossing his mind.

Fiim Riiroon: "What on your mind?"

Angel Kisses: she tried to put the second ball on the big ball. she used her strength and put it on the big ball.

Deguu Nuukel: He sighs a little bit and continues to look into her eyes as he speaks what is on his mind. "Well, there this child. Name Johaar. I no know if you know her, but she orphan and really nice and sweet. And she have no parents to protect her. She usually out alone, too. I thinking...maybe we adopt?"

Fiim Riiroon: Fiim thought about the description a moment. "She little? always alone in forest?"

Deguu Nuukel: He nods. "Yes. She is." Tairen smiles. "Maybe it help start family, too."

Fiim Riiroon: She thought some more.

Deguu Nuukel: "What you think?"

Angel Kisses: she used her hands to pack in snow in the middle. she takes and rolls a third ball to put on the second ball. she takes her cloak off put it on the snow lupe. she runs and gives it more unwanted clothes.

Fen Stridar: Out in the Glen, Fen walked, whistling to himself, breath white in the darkness. He was out walking and enjoying the night to himself, though on him he had a special packet that he felt the need to carry.

Fiim Riiroon: "I think me like to try raising her. She must be lonely."

Deguu Nuukel: He goes to hug her tightly again. "Okay! No worry, Fiim. I help raise her with you. We do it together."

Fen Stridar: Soon his amber eyes spotted a small lupe building a snow lupe in the snow.

Fen Stridar: He heads for the child.

Angel Kisses: she hurries to put a hat on it,'

Angel Kisses: she shivers.

Fen Stridar: "Hello there, little one. You look very cold."

Angel Kisses: "I gave my cloak to him."

Fen Stridar: He crouched by her and looked at the snow lupe. "Now that was very nice of you to do that, but now your cold. Would you like me to give you another cloak?"

Angel Kisses: "please and thank you." she shivers tightly.

Fiim Riiroon: she hugged Tairen close again. "Should we go look for her?"

Fen Stridar: Fen pulled a small cloak from his satchel and put it on her. "So, who's your buddy?"

Deguu Nuukel: He smiles and nods. "Let go find her. And also see how warm new cloak keep me." he grins at her.

Angel Kisses: "He is frosty. do you think he can come to alive?"

Fen Stridar: "Maybe. You never know, looks like he's missing something though." he grinned. His own pups just starting to talk themselves.

Fiim Riiroon: She nodded and grabbed her own cloak.

Angel Kisses: "what is he missing?" she played with the small cloak.

Fen Stridar: "Gotta give him a kiss to bring him to life." he grinned.

Deguu Nuukel: He moved towards the door and looks back. "Ready?" he smiles.

Angel Kisses: "From me or you?"

Fen Stridar: "Gotta be from the princess of course." Fen smiled. "Go on, give him a kiss."

Fiim Riiroon: She nodded and opened the door stepping outside with her paw in his.

Angel Kisses: "can You pick me up?"

Deguu Nuukel: With a grin she held her paw tightly and closed the door behind them after he moved outside with her. He started to walk into the glen with his beloved.

Fen Stridar: "Of course." he lifted her so she could kiss the snow lupe.

Angel Kisses: she kissed the snow lupe's cheek.

Fiim Riiroon: "Stars so pretty tonight."

Fen Stridar: The snow lupe would stir and move after that little kiss.

Angel Kisses: that movement let out a small giggles and clapping,

Deguu Nuukel: He looked up and good thing that he can take his sunglasses off at night to see them. Tairen smiled at the stars. "They are. Not as pretty as Fiim, though." He looked at her and smiled. "Fiim is the best pretty star."

Fiim Riiroon: She blushed and hid her face from him embarrassed

Fen Stridar: He grinned. "See. Just needed a little kiss. Now how about the three of us walk to the lake?"

Angel Kisses: "Ok. don't let me fall in."

Fen Stridar: The snow lupe followed Fen and Johaar. "So your buddy have a name yet?"

Deguu Nuukel: He grinned widely. "Pretty star should no hide." Tairen tries to kiss her cheek.

Angel Kisses: "Frosty." she sucks on her thumb. she smiled through, watching the snow lupe.

Fiim Riiroon: She kisses him back giggling as they walked.

Fen Stridar: "Frosty? What a clever name." soon they were by the lake and the twinkling stars in the sky.

Angel Kisses: she started to look in his pockets. "You got cookie?"

Fen Stridar: He chuckled. "Sure do." gave her a big sugar cookie as they walked. Fen happened to spot two other lupes walking. Must be a social night.

Deguu Nuukel: continued to walk with his beloved Fiim. Holding her hand and staying close to her side. "This cloak really warm, Fiim. Thank you. I more warm now."

Angel Kisses: she nibbled on the cookie.

Fiim Riiroon: "You're vey welcome. Me happy you like." then she spotted Fen and Johaar. "Someone find her already."

Deguu Nuukel: He looked confused for a moment then looked around and found out what she was talking about. "Goodie." Tairen grins and walked into that direction.

Fen Stridar: "Evening you two." he grinned.

Angel Kisses: "Hi."

Fiim Riiroon: "Uhm. Hello." she'd never met Fen.

Deguu Nuukel: "Hello." a wave to Fen and Johaar. And he's never met Fen either. "And hello, Johaar." he smiles widely at her.

Angel Kisses: she nibbles on his cookie.

Fen Stridar: "Oh so you know this little one?" he indicated Johaar. "Found her all alone in the woods with her friend Frosty." indicating the animated snow lupe.

Deguu Nuukel: Tairen smiled at the snowman. Then looked back at Fen. "Yes, I know Johaar. We actually looking for her."

Angel Kisses: "Look for me...I am right here."

Fiim Riiroon: "Yes. We want her to be family."

Fen Stridar: "Oh really now?" he looked quite surprised.

Deguu Nuukel: He grinned and nodded. "We wanting to adopt Johaar." Tairen smiled down at the child.

Angel Kisses: "why?"

Fiim Riiroon: "You so lonely and look cold. You want momma to keep you warm and happy?"

Angel Kisses: she nods. "tell me stories?"

Fiim Riiroon: Fiim nodded

Deguu Nuukel: Tairen looked at Fiim as she spoke and smiled back at Johaar.

Angel Kisses: she looks to all of them.

Fen Stridar: "Well then this is you lucky night then." Fen smiled. "Seems a little Celebration of Life angel told me that I would need some papers on my nightly walk tonight."

Angel Kisses: "celebration of lifee?"

Deguu Nuukel: "You no know what Celebration of Life is, Johaar?"

Angel Kisses: she shakes her head no.

Fen Stridar: "A time for being happy for what you have and to get one useful gift. Seems these two get to give you the gift of being parents." he grinned. "If you would like to hold Johaar, I'll get out the adoption papers for you to sign."

Fiim Riiroon: Fiim moved to hold Johaar.

Angel Kisses: she went to fiim.

Deguu Nuukel: "Sign?" That was something he was a bit unprepared for.

Fen Stridar: "Actually, in this case just a paw print with ink to state that you two wish to be Johaars parents."

Deguu Nuukel: He smiled and feels relieved. "Okay."

Fen Stridar: Fen pulls out a pad of ink. "Put your paw on the pad then press here, here, and here." he indicated three places on the paper.

Deguu Nuukel: A nod and he put his right paw in the pad of ink. He watched the three places Fen pointed to and put the paw print of ink in the three designated places as he was told.

Fen Stridar: "Good. Your name?"

Deguu Nuukel: "My name Tairen." he replied

Fen Stridar: Fen nodded and wrote the name under each paw print. Then a look to Fiim. "And your name missy?"

Fiim Riiroon: "Fiim." she said meekly.

Fen Stridar: He nods and brings the papers and pad of ink over to her. "Paw print here, here, and here."

Fiim Riiroon: Fiim hesitantly inked her paw pad and put it where the male told her.

Angel Kisses: she suck on her thumb, and hold the half eaten cookie close to her.

Fen Stridar: "Excellent. You both are now Johaars parents. Responsible for her every need and action. Have a happy celebration of life and a good evening. I am off to do more things." he grinned and walked off leaving a rolled up copy of the papers with tairen. He vanished.

Deguu Nuukel: Took the papers and held them in a paw. He looked at Fiim and their new daughter and smiled. "Want go home now?"

Angel Kisses: she nods.

Fiim Riiroon: "Yes. Me cook us warm meal." she smiled

Deguu Nuukel: Tairen grinned and turns around to walk home with his beloved Fiim and new daughter. "Fiim make great food, Johaar."

Angel Kisses: she yawns and lays her head on Fiim's shoulder.

Deguu Nuukel: Took his turn to hold Johaar as they walk home. Tairen is wearing his new very warm cloak and holds Johaar in it. "When we get home. You be all warm and safe. No more lonely. No more cold." smiling at her.

Deguu Nuukel: smiling at the sleeping child he carried her home to put her in a nice warm and soft bed to sleep with her new mother and father.

Faan was finding himself with a lot of free time as well. With the Celebration of Life now in full swing, his father was given time to rest from the smithy union and his mother had taken some time off from weaving and sewing. So with both parents at home, Faan's usual long list of chores and apprentice lessons in smithing, weaving, and tailoring was very empty for the week.

His parents shooed him outside to go play and socialize. He gave a shudder at this thought when the door closed behind him. The other Lupe kids always made fun of his teeth.

"Celebration of Life. Be happy with what you have." he verbally reminded himself.

Happy for what I have. Let's see? Dad and mom love me. We have income so we are not starving or lacking for anything. I have warm clothes. I am good at selling things. So what if I can't make friends easily? That was when a pie smacked him right in the muzzle.

After a few panicked moments of wiping whipped cream off of his furred face and looking for the beating from bully's that never came, Faan wondered where the pie came from? A tiny blue Lupinossai dressed in red with a funny hat wore a very mischievous grin. The Lupe had a pie in his paw and was looking right at Faan.

"Are you nuts?" Faan exclaimed.

"Nuts? Me? Maybe. I am certainly nuttier than most, but not nuttier than the big fat man in red. Gifts for every boy and girl. Delusions of grandeur I say! Now then, I have a pie here for you. You can either get in the chops again, and another pie will appear, or you can help old Nimbus here spread some holiday mischief cheer." Nimbus said with glee in his voice.

Faan looked a bit confused, then a bit amused. "Okay. Who do I throw the pie at?"

"Anyone! Take your pick. The stuffier the better! A good pie in the face makes a lively place. Now take this pie and let it fly. I hear there is a girlie girl around here named Fleety. Seems she's a bit confused and often sad. Go deliver this pie right to her kisser!" Nimbus grinned.

Faan nodded, took the pie then went off to find this Fleety. He found the Lupe playing a fiddle for a small group and didn't see Faan at all. He snuck up on her, and once she finished her song, threw the pie as she turned around. The crowd laughed, a few gasped, and Fleety looked down right stunned.

Faan began to think maybe it wasn't such a bright idea following Nimbus' advice. Then in a blink of an eye, Faan was wearing more pie as Fleety started laughing at him. She had several pies by her and soon the whipped cream flew. For the next four hours, the crowd turned into a fun loving, rowdy, pie throwing crew.

When all was said and done, and the laughter all gone, everyone left the streets to have dinner with family and enjoy the savory meats.

Snow crunched under paws as golden eyes flicked about the snowy fields of the Glen. Light snow was falling and Ammy felt a serene calmness about the Glen. With all the fireworks and festivities subsiding it was nice to have some peace and quiet. A few feet away she saw the dome of Fleety's igloo.

She'd been contacted by a few Lupes who had visited Fleety earlier this morning. They were concerned about hir. Seemed the festivities had put Fleety in quite the stressed out tizzy. Ammy knew what was going on. Fleety in hir misguided but sweet notions of staying away from the public while sorting out the changes to hir body had basically went into seclusion cold turkey. That was usually enough in itself to send any social creature into insanity.

Well not anymore. She was giving Fleety a gift this Celebration of Life. The gift of a fully supportive, loving mate who didn't care if her husband had breasts and a flower. The thought made her grin as she walked for the igloo. It just may make their relationship that more exciting and interesting.

Ammy squatted by the igloos entrance and poked her muzzle in peeking into the gloomy interior. "Anyone home?"

A slight rustle of fabric and the muffled crinkle of a sleeping bag let her know Fleety was still asleep. Well that wasn't going to stop her. Ammy crawled right into the igloo. It was positively freezing inside. She didn't know how the igloo could be colder inside than outside. Fleety's emotions must be destabilizing hir affinity for water and ice.

Ammy looked to her left and turned on the tiny heating unit. A warm orange glow soon bathed the interior of the igloo. Finding Fleety whimpering from some dream and buried under blankets, Ammy found the edge of the covers and snuck under them. Somewhere along the way she had shucked her clothing and was now embracing Fleety and petting hir soothingly.

Fleety woke slowly and looked a bit confused to see Ammy under the covers with hir. Ammy just grinned toothily and tapped Fleety's nose with a clawed finger.

"I know you are staying away for good reasons, my love, but the separation from me and those at the Den is not doing you anymore good. I'm taking you home today and am going to love you to death. How does that sound?" she asked.

Fleety blinked a bit sleepily before mumbling a response. "How can I go back not a man anymore? I am not fit to be a husband now. Just leave me." shi tried to roll over and go back to sleep.

Ammy kept Fleety firmly held in her embrace. "Enough of that talk. You will always be my husband regardless of what are gods do to you. I actually like the change honestly now that I have had time to adapt my thoughts. And just because you have boobs and a few extra things doesn't make you less of a man. Hell, it makes you a double threat now to all the singles in the Den." she laughed.

Fleety tried not to chuckle, but shi did, feeling a little better and calmer with Ammy holding hir. "Okay. If you'll help me pack up, I'll come home today."

"Good. It's a new year, we still have three weeks left of Celebration of Life and I want our family to be on the right paw for the new year." Ammy spoke softly.

Fleety nodded and started to rise. Ammy didn't let hir get up.

"Hon, I said I was going to bring you back today. I didn't say when. We are out here, alone, all comfy and warm under the covers. Let's enjoy this for a while." she grinned and snuggled up to Fleety.

He smiled widely. Tairen was so glad that his mate loved the new brush. And surely he made it durable enough to use for a long time. He returned the hug to her and even went to give her a kiss. "Your welcome, Fiim. I make it myself! For you!"

Then he had heard her question and he smiled. He pointed to the heart first. "That mean love. And I love Fiim." He grinned. Then he pointed to the stars. "That night you say stars beautiful and then I say you most beautiful star." Tairen put a finger on the biggest star out of the others. "That you. Shine better and prettier." He took his finger off and looked at her with a smile on his muzzle. "I no know how write name. Or spell name. So I do that."

Fiim heard Johaar calling out. She was weaving a nice warm blanket in various greens and reds. Stopping her loom she stood and moved outside of the small den they all lived in.

Fiim wore long sleeve sweater and a pair of heavy buckskin pants. Her tail wagged slowly as she saw Johaar.

"Me here Johaar." she called out softly.

Fiim moved over to Johar and noted the dirt on the new dress. She just smiled from ear to ear. "Having fun with dirt?"