Ciara nodded at the boy and waved the children away. She didn't want to be bothered with them right now, besides, she had her own catching up to do. She put a hand to a pocket on the inside of her robes. Oh yes, it was still there. The valuable little phial that was one of only two reasons she had agreed to bring Aurora and not made Tiffany or Kryspin do it. The other reason being that, whatever people said about Ciara, she liked to keep her friends close. And she hadn't seen Phabian in a while.

Piano room? Greenhouse? Ooooooh wonderful. She loved exploring other people's houses - even though they had rooms with similar names back at home. Aurora smiled across at Kennedy, noticing his uncomfortable politeness. She was used to the strict manners in these situations but she got the feeling Kennedy had never had to deal with them. Aurora glanced at her mother who waved a hand at her and turned back to Kennedy. "Come on." The adults clearly didn't want them around right now, and staying when they weren't wanted was not a good idea; Aurora had learnt this from experience.