IT'S A BABY-BONANZA!

[paradisamods]

Good morning, residents! Did you sleep well? You're going to need all the energy you can muster because congratulations: You're parents! Again! The Paradisa Stork has paid some very lucky residents a visit last night, and even moved them to a more kid-friendly environment.

Some of you may already recognize your little bundle of joy and--my, how they've grown! Others will have to get acquainted with their little rugrats. You may not know them, but they certainly know you. By they way? They're bored. And hungry! And they want all the attention you could possibly give them.

It's going to be a long week.

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[peacockherald]

_{[ Vanyel frowned, wondering what that meant as he went to fetch water for Duke, placing a cup down in front of him before he went to stick closer to Luke, giving the boy some juice in a small cup and setting down a plate of fruit, and bread bits for him to eat. ]}

What do you mean, Duke? Expanded on what exactly?

[radiantwingedone]

... How do you sense magic in others?

[ This is something he's genuinely curious about, and only just realized he didn't know.

And it was completely relevant. Completely and totally.

Luke pokes Duke's hand with a piece of fruit, so Duke turns his hand over and ends up with a grape in hand. ]

... thank you. [ And there's a start of Duke's breakfast... ]

[peacockherald]

Oh, it is... well, I usually need to touch them and be looking for it. If it is hidden, it is harder to find, but when in active use easier, and especially if I know someone to be a magic user.

Why, does Luke...

_{[ He looked at the boy, blinking in surprise and wondered how he did not really expect this before. Of course the boy had magic considering Vanyel's own blood and Duke's. Two of his other children (well, not really is, but by blood his yes) were very magical, so Luke should not have been a surprise. ]}

[radiantwingedone]

Particularly... brightly, or perhaps intensely would be the best descriptor, to the way I... feel magic?

[ If that's even the right word for how he uses his magic to orient himself.

Luke accidentally drops a bit of food. After an announcement of 'oops!'.... where did the food go? ]

Wasn't expecting it, so startled and... Stung is inappropriate, but adequate.

[peacockherald]

He is so powerful? I wonder why I have not sensed it...

_{[ He moved instantly to pick up the food and toss it into the garbage, though a part of him felt bad for wasting, but he knew that letting the child eat from the floor was liable to make him ill and he did not want to go through an ill child. ]}

[radiantwingedone]

It is not active, but... Ill concealed?

[ Duke's never had to use words for this before.

Luke watches that, and goes back to eating. Seems their odd conversation isn't one that bothers him too much. ]

Perhaps because is small, harder to... keep inside?

[ Duke knuckles the side of his head, thinking. ]

... Perhaps because mixed magics.

[ Vanyel, he wants to try working on spells together if that is the case. ]

[peacockherald]

Perhaps. I had not thought they could mix, but if so... Well, we have proof it must be so, right? Certainly it usually does not manifest so quickly, my sort of magic. With yours, it might also explain why it has not gone out of control yet...

_{[ He watched Luke carefully, biting his lip. They would need to keep a close eye on the child, though Vanyel doubted he would do serious harm, just little hiccups with the magic that were out of his control. ]}

[radiantwingedone]

[ 'Hopefully nothing will upset him to the point of magic reaction', perhaps? ]

A good thing for combination, perhaps. What are learning-to-control steps?

[ Even if it hasn't done anything terrible yet... ]

[peacockherald]

Advanced, at least for my type of magic. He won't be able to understand the concepts yet, not so young. Perhaps I should take him to Yfandes. She might be able to help.

_{[ But he was not sure, since Yfandes was his Companion and not Luke's. Still, she might have some ideas. ]}

[radiantwingedone]

[ Some ideas are better than no ideas, because Duke doesn't really understand how other types of magic work.

Or how this hybrid would work. ]

Some idea would be better than none. Do not know how to aid, truly, as only particularly powerful Children of the Full Moon are capable of magic without learning the spells, and the one in recent times, had no contact with. With simply-own sort of magic.

[ Well, no contact with her learning years. ]

... Is it wrong to be a mixture of excited and.... something else?

[ Because this is new magic, Vanyel, its fascinating. that something else might be an odd form of pride, because its settling that Luke is, at least partially, his. ]

[peacockherald]

_{[ His mouth quirked despite himself and he reached down, petting the soft silver waves of Luke's hair. In that, the boy was like Duke, but Vanyel could see he had his own eyes. If Vanyel had access to a node, his hair might be silver yet, so one could think it came from them both, just a little. ]}

It's a challenge, but... an interesting one, yes.

[radiantwingedone]

[ Duke gives an agreeing hum as Luke giggles and leans into Vanyel's hand. Although he reaches up to see if he can reach Vanyel's hair a moment after. Nope.

Definitely an interesting challenge. New, but human and little. ]

[peacockherald]

Luke, don't try and pull daddy's hair please, it's not nice.

_{[ He tapped the boy's tiny hand in gentle admonition, giving him a piece of apple to focus on instead as he took a seat beside him. ]}

Well, come on Duke, might as well eat breakfast whilst we can.