Exton

Pandora was excited to be amid the other women and away from the tavern... yes; it was home, but seldom did she leave it with all the tasks required to run it. She had several of her mother's old recipes and was busily stirring cookie dough as she talked with Alise and Star.

Teri was busy playing on the floor with Ruarc; the older boy showing Teri the mysteries of stacking blocks... Pandora raised her eyebrows in surprise when Teri mimicked just what Ruarc did and was soon building a mountain of his own. The speed at which he grew and learned was astounding; Obsidian had told her the deamon genes were strong and adaptable... that until he reached an age where he was basically able to be self sufficient in feeding himself and moving about, his growth would be accelerated. He was taking steps on his own now, which kept the crew busy at the tavern... he was not content staying in the nursery, he wanted to be in the thick of things. Pandora mused that it was probably because he learned from watching them all.

The crew had taken many of the Yule decorations to the tavern; and while she helped the women today the fae at the tavern helped Monty,Jeb and Roxi decorate the main rooms with lush greens and boughs of holly. Presents were carefully hidden in one of the basement rooms beyond the childrens reach; and she was as excited as the little ones for all the festivities to start.

Pandora had been thinking about something and decided to broach it with the others. "Star, you said that Chiara had no family other than herself and Ryan... do you think she would consider leaving the Fae world and live among us? I hear that she weaves beautifully...and Tori would love more handcrafted goods to display in the gallery. My father has lots of room in his building and she could eventually have her own shop if she desired it; although I see her as being a little shy of people and content to be near her son.

Alise, you sew; what do you think?..could we convince her to join our extended family? I know Keon would make sure she could travel back to see the fae world when she chose to."