Surion had woken before both his parents , he sat up on the bed where he had fallen asleep and watched his dad for a moment before reaching forward and baby-slapping his dad's cheek "Adaahdaahdahh"

Torvil slowly woke and chuckled. "Well mornin..." He said softly sitting up. "Seems you woke me up first... Why didn't you try mommy?"

"Adaahdahhdahhdahh" Surion bounced on the bed where he sat clapping his hands happily

Torvil chuckled. "You sure like your daddy don't you..." He pulled his son to him, and went about trying to wake up Ala, softly shaking her shoulder. "Love?"

"Mmmm" Ala barely stirred

Surion grabbed his father's hair and proceeded to chew on it

Torvil chuckled. "Should I let you sleep?" He asked her softly, a little worried but not showing it.

"Mmmm" she replied again

Torvil just nodded and took Surion out of the room with him, first to see if he needed changing, then to make breakfast for himself.

Surion did need changing in both clothing and his diaper and he didn't give his father an easy time at it. To start, the moment his diaper opened he peed creating a fountain. once that was over he kept trying to roll

Torvil, unlike most other parents, had good reflexes and was able to avoid the fountain. "Hah.." He chuckled lightly, quickly changing his son and letting him roll about once he was finished while he got rid of the diaper and the mess.

"Aaahhpppfftttt" he said once he had rolled and sat up. he held out his arms to his dad "aaaappptt"

Torvil chuckled and came over after sanitizing his hands. He picked Surion up and headed for the kitchen.

"Addahhdahhdahhdahh" Surion bounced in his father's arms now rather hungry

Torvil chuckled and smiled, heading over to the kitchen. He put Surion down in the Highchair Ala had moved out there a few days prior. He dug around the fridge for some Surion munchies

Surion babbled happily and slapped his hands on the tray while he waited and watched his father

Torvil chuckled and got Surion his eats, laying them out for him once he was done getting them ready to roll. He then pulled out a skillet and went to work on his own food.

Surion looked at the food and slapped his hand down squealing happily as it landed on the side of the bowl, sending the bowl of baby cereal flying

Torvil grunted and rolled his eyes, he finished up his food and set it aside, cleaning up the mess Surion had made and getting him a new one. He sat down in front of him this time with a spoon. "Okay, lets actually try to eat it this time..."

Surion giggled and clapped his hands together

Torvil smiled and scooped up some cereal. "Okay, now here comes the dragon, open up the cave..." He chuckled and moved the laden spoon towards Surion's mouth.

Surion opened his mouth "Aaaahh.." and once it was in closed his lips "pppfffttt" happily raspberrying ... food and all

Torvil wiped off his face. "Without the raspberry this time maybe?" He chuckled, spooning some more food.

Surion giggled and clapped his hands before leaning forward and taking the food in his mouth

Torvil smiled. "Can you swallow now?" He chuckled pulling the spoon out of his son's mouth to get more.

Surion swallowed then slapped his hands on the tray playfully as he waited for more

Torvil smiled and got him more, again moving the spoon to him.

Surion opened his mouth and took more of the cereal happily

Torvil smiled and pulled his own plate over as he continued to feed his son, working on eating his own food with his other hand.

it didn't take overly long to feed Surion the cereal however by the time they were done both father and son needed baths. Surion had wiped his hands through spilled cereal and had it in his head and clothing, his father... was no better off after the few raspberries Surion gave

Torvil chuckled. "okay little dude... bath..." He smirked, Picking up Surion and heading first for the changing table, then to the bath.

As had become habit Surion still did not give his father an easy time on the change table as he wanted to be on his belly

Torvil chuckled and did what he had to, but didn't put Surion in a new diaper, instead, he carried his son towards his own room, heading for the bath.

Surion babbled happily and blew bubbles as he was carried

Torvil chuckled and de-shirted his son, dropping him in the empty tub. He chuckled and started to remove his own clothes.

Surion giggled and slapped his hands down on the tub's bottom liking the sound it made

Torvil chuckled and slid into the tub, turning on the tap. "Lots of firsts this week eh?" He chuckled.

Surion looked at his father and blinked before reaching and baby-pinching the hairs on his father's leg

Torvil's leg twitched. "Hehe... Hey..." He chuckled.

Surion didn't stop as water surrounded their legs

Torvil chuckled and smiled. "Well I guess you enjoy doing that..."

Surion had a thoughtful expression on his face as he grabbed more hairs in his little hand

Torvil let out a soft painful yelp. "Ow! not so hard there little buddy..."

Surion looked up at his father when he heard the yelp and whimpered

Torvil brushed his son's cheek. "Hey, hey..." He said softly. "Hey... look!" He smiled and pulled out a small animal shaped bar of soap. "What's this?"

Surion looked and leaned towards it mouth open

Torvil chuckled. "oh no... You don't want to put your mouth on that..."

Surion looked up at him with a pouty look, soon followed by a scrunchie nose

Torvil made a face. "Well I guess the bath is over..." He chuckled, getting out quickly and draining the water, pulling Surion out of the tub and putting him down on the tile.

Surion giggled happily once again and slapped his hands on the tile

Torvil quickly cleaned out the tub, then washed his hands. He got a floofy towel and dried off Surion.

Surion was a lil trouble maker and had started to army crawl off towards the bedroom completely naked while his father cleaned the tub

Torvil cased after the child with the towel. "Oh no you don't..." He almost caught him before he got out the door.

Surion squeeled happily as he was caught

Torvil chuckled and wrapped him up in the towel, drying him off gently. He chuckled and put him back down, towel and all to go dry himself off.

Surion squirmed till he was out of the towel and then took off again getting better at the army crawling and attempting normal crawling part of the way as he disappeared under the bed

Torvil came back with the towel around his waist. He frowned. "Okay Sur... Where did you go..." He chuckled.

Surion was quiet and laying on his back nearly halfway under the huge tall bed he was intrigued by the underside of the mattress

Torvil chuckled and watched him, before crawling under to. "So... Whatcha looking at?"

"Aaahhhpppffttt" Surion got excited, not only was his father letting him be under there, his father joined him

Torvil chuckled and looked up at the mattress. "Hmmm... Yeah... I see..."

Surion rolled and started crawling again out of under the bed via the opposite side still very naked and enjoying every minute of it as his tail swung happily behind him

Torvil chuckled and followed him. "Okay you... Lets at least get you in a diaper..." He chuckled, crawling out ahead of his son to catch him.

Surion giggled and tried to avoid being caught

Torvil chuckled and snatched him, carrying him to the nursery.

Surion giggled and squirmed in his father's arms

Torvil chuckled and put him down on the changing table, putting a diaper on him quick.

As quick as his father was Surion still tried to get away, he'd been enjoying the complete nakedness

Torvil chuckled, and tried to distract him. "Oh come on you... Dad's gonna get some clothes in a minute..."

"Adahhdahhdahhdahh" Surion replied before blowing a raspberry

Torvil chuckled and finally got the diaper on him, putting him on the floor as he went to get his own clothes.

Surion made a beeline for his toys and was soon pulling them ALL out over his floor as his father went to dress

Torvil came back in with just his pants on, deciding if Surion was going to go near naked, he'd at least follow some of the suit

by the time he had returned Surion had every single toy out and was holding onto the side of the toy bin bouncing

Torvil chuckled and came over. "Having fun?" He asked, sitting next to his son.

"Adahhdahhdahhdahh ffffffffffffffffff" he replied bouncing even more

Torvil chuckled and watched him, turning a bit so he could interact with Surion.

Surion dropped onto his diapered bottom and reached towards his father then pulled his arm back then reached and pulled back

Torvil chuckled and scooted closer, putting Surion in his lap.

Surion giggled and reached up taking hold of his father's hair again

Torvil chuckled, and leaned forward, letting him have it.

Surion pulled on the hair not really knowing that it would hurt as he himself had no hair as he tried to pull himself to stand

Torvil made a pained face but said nothing letting Surion try to stand.

Surion got himself standing on his father's lap squealing happily and still holding the hair

Torvil grinned, albeit painfully, chuckling at his son.

Surion bounced and blew bubbles happily before leaning forward with a very drooly lips and an open mouth planting a baby kiss on his dad's mouth

Torvil smiled and chuckled as his son gave him a baby kiss.

Surion let go of the hair and dropped back down onto his diapered bottom "drdrdrdrdrdrdr" he said reaching towards a stuffed dragon he had tossed a few feet away when he emptied the toybin

Torvil chuckled and touched the floor, linking with the ley. He made the wood floor lift up and bring the dragon to Surion.

Surion giggled happily grabbing the stuffie by it's tail and bringing it to his mouth to chew on

Torvil smiled and let the floor return to it's natural state.

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmaa!" he said suddenly looking up at his father

Torvil beamed. "Mom?"

"mmmmmmmmmmaaa!" he repeated looking at his father impatiently as if saying 'course that's what I said'

Torvil chuckled and picked him up to bring him to Ala.

Surion dropped the toy when his dad stood up

Torvil hurried into the bedroom, placing Surion next to Ala. "Love wake up!"

Ala opened an eye slowly looking up at him "Wha.."

Surion reached to his mom and baby-slapped her side

Torvil chuckled. "Surion... Who's this..." He pointed at ala.

"Mmmmmmmmaaa!!" Surion got excited slapping his hand down again

Ala rolled slightly and looked at her son through half open eyes with a smile "That's my boy" she said quietly

Torvil smiled, and brushed Ala's hair with a soft smile.

Ala purred softly and closed her eyes again even as Surion started to try and climb atop of her

Torvil chuckled. "Mommies tired... let her sleep..." He picked up Surion and held him.

"mmmmmmmaaaaa" Surion said

Torvil smiled softly. "Do you want mommy now?" He asked gently?

"Aaadaahdahhdahhdaah" he leaned forward and stuffed a thumb in his mouth as her leaned against his dad

Torvil smiled and held him close. "Okay, I'll stay..." He smiled and left the room to get Surion's blanky.

Surion watched where they were going his empty hand wrapped around his father's hair

Torvil chuckled and picked up Surion's blanket, giving it to him.

Surion let go of the hair to grab the blanket and pull it close to him though it was long enough that it fell from there right down to his father's knees

Torvil chuckled and wrapped his son up in the blanket, heading out to the living room to watch the fireplace.

Surion leaned against his father sucking his thumb quietly

Torvil smiled and sat in an armchair in front of the fireplace watching the flames dance as he sat there in silence.

"Adahhdahhdahhdahhdahh" Surion said quietly not moving from his father's chest

Torvil smiled and started to hum softly. Not a lullaby, but a soft easy song.

It didn't really matter what song was hummed, it still put him to sleep. Surion closed his eyes and soon was asleep against his father

Torvil smiled and sat there happily, closing his eyes to nap.

Surion slept for a while before waking and sitting up reaching and baby-pinching the hairs on his dad's chest

Torvil shivered softly. "Okay... Okay..." He chuckled. "I'm awake..."

"Adahhdahhdahhdahh" Surion said looking up at him still pinching

Torvil chuckled and stood up. "Outside time!" He smirked.

"ououououou" Surion tried to repeat

Torvil chuckled, and headed for the door, not all that worried about the sun.

Surion bounced in his father's arms happily as he was carried

Torvil smiled once they were outside, he lay Surion down in the soft grass of the lawn, which he kept in shape with his Geomancy... Yeah, he's a slacker.

Surion immediately rolled looking around then started army crawling towards a pile of grey fur

Torvil followed him, making sure he'd be okay.

Surion kept going till he got next to the fur and then reached taking hold a fistful

Huh! Wha! The Balan's head shot up and looked to what had grabbed him.

Torvil laughed.

The sudden movement startled Surion and he let go whimpering

The Balan smiled weakly and started to sniff the child, moving slow. So this is the child... He mused.

Torvil hurried over to make sure Surion was okay when he heard him whimper.

Surion quieted and reached towards the nose that sniffled him

Garion chuckled softly and let the child touch it.

Surion touched it then sat up and went after more fur, something Garion had an abundance of and it intrigued Surion

Garion chuckled and now that he was aware of the goings on let the child have his way.

"AAAhhhh!!" Surion said pulling little fistfuls

>Garion winced.Hey now... not so hard... He chuckled softly.

Surion stopped and blinked then looked up at his dad

Torvil smiled and sat down next to Surion. "He talks to you in here..." He tapped his son's head softly.

Surion let go of the fur and stared at the Balan for a minute before leaning sideways and getting back on his belly army crawling through the grass again

Torvil chuckled and followed his son, leaving Garion to curl back up and nap.

Surion made no specific destination.. just moved through the grass changing directions often if something caught his eye for a moment

Torvil chuckled and just followed his son.

Surion eventually got bored and sat up and reached up towards his father "Aaapppttt"

Torvil chuckled and picked him up, taking him back towards the house.

Surion bounced in his father's arms liking looking into his dad's eyes since he knew those glasses were still in a pile of stuffed dragons

Torvil smiled and chuckled. "My aren't you adorable..." He chuckled softly.

Surion blew bubbles at him and grinned widely showing off his few sharp pointy teeth

Torvil chuckled and brushed his son's cheek.

Surion went after the hand that brushed his cheek

Torvil chuckled. "Do you want liquid or Solid?" He asked softly.

Surion closed his mouth on Torvil's hand chewing as if on a teething ring

Torvil chuckled and let his son chew on his hand.

Surion looked up at him "Adahhdahhdahhdahh" he said letting go of the hand

Torvil chuckled, and slowly stood, heading for the house.

Surion babbled as he was carried

Torvil chuckled and entered the house, heading for Surion's room.

Surion bounced in his father's arms

Torvil beamed and put Surion in his crib, humming softly and he brushed his son's head.

Surion looked up at him and reached up giving his gather grabby hands

Torvil chuckled and got Surion's Blanky, giving it to him.

Surion took the blanket and stuffed his other thumb in his mouth before rolling onto his side 1/2 covered by his blanket

Torvil smiled and kept humming, waiting for Surion to fall asleep.

Surion eventually did doze off

Torvil left the room heading for his and Ala's going through the mental checklist.

Ala was still in bed

Torvil moved over beside her and started checking vitals.

Ala stirred lightly as he did

"Tired?" He murmured, going over her pulse, which seemed normal

Ala opened an eye and looked up at him "Yeah" she said quietly

Torvil just nodded and clicked his tongue, still trying to figure it out.

Ala rolled to face him moving a hand onto his lap

Torvil took her hand, and kept working.

Ala smiled softly "Love you" she said

Torvil smiled. "Love you too, and am very worried..."

"I just feel tired... nothing but tired..." she said

Torvil nodded. "Have you done anything weird lately?"

"Besides navigating the Nether and going to the city? no" she said quietly

Torvil nodded and kept up his inspection of her, leaving not a part out. Having to remove certain articles of clothing to check.

Ala watched him for a few before closing her eyes again

Torvil was stumped. He sat there and watched her face.

Ala took a deep breath and let it out before opening her eyes again

Torvil watched her eyes. "Something wrong?"

"Tired of being tired" she said quietly

Torvil nodded. "You want me to give you some stims?"

"If you want to" she said quietly

Torvil shook his head. "No... No... Just might make it worse..."

"Cuddle?" she asked quietly

Torvil nodded and cuddled with her, pulling her close thinking over possible causes.

Ala cuddled closely closing her eyes and nodding off again

It finally dawned on Torvil the amount of effort she must have exerted to use the nether....

Ala slept softly against him

Torvil just held her, knowing sleep would be the best for her now.He let her sleep for a few hours before going to check on Surion.

Surion sat playing with a toy attached to the side of his crib

Torvil smiled and brushed his son's cheek when he reached him

"Adahdahh" Surion reached up at him letting go of the toy

Torvil chuckled and picked him up, heading for the changing table to start.

Surion blew happy bubbles as he was carried

Torvil smiled and lay him down on the table and started to check to see if he needed changing.

Surion did need changing but didn't sit still for it to be checked

Torvil preempted that problem by holding his son down by his tummy.

Surion squirmed trying to get away from the hand

Torvil just held him steady as he changed him one handed.

Surion gave up and looked at his father with a look of 'hurry up'

Torvil finished and looked back at him. "And you need to watch the tone of your looks..." He said softly. "I'm your father..."

"aaappppppfftttt" Surion said kicking his legs and swinging his arms around

Torvil picked him up and headed for Ala's room.

Ala wasn't in the bed when they arrived

Torvil smiled. "Ala?" He called out softly.

Ala didn't quite here him call, she was in their bathroom mostly submerged in water trying to work the last of the tiredness out of her body

Torvil put Surion on the bed and checked the bathroom, he could sorta smell her in there.

Ala was sitting up again in the tub when he walked in

Surion rolled and army crawled across the bed poking his little head over the edge looking down

Torvil smiled. "I see you got up..." He chuckled.

Ala nodded "Where's Surion" she asked seeing only Torvil

"On the bed..." he turned around quickly to make sure the small one wasn't about to make a nose dive.

Surion was looking at the floor reaching for it over the edge of the bed

Ala looked at him wideeyed "Torvil! he can roll! don't leave him there alone!"

Torvil hurried into the bedroom, having not really been thinking about that.

Surion blew bubbles reaching downwards with both arms

Torvil quickly snatched up his son, putting him down on the floor.

"Addahhdahhdahhdahh!" Surion said looking up at him

Ala wandered out of the bathroom wrapped in her robe, she still looked tired but no where near as bad

Torvil smiled and sat down with his son on the floor. "Yes son?"

"drdrdrdr" he said reaching after his dad's tail

Ala chuckled softly and crossed over sitting on the edge of the bed

Torvil chuckled and snaked his tail towards Surion, dangling it just slightly out of his reach.

"drdrdrdrddr" Surion leaned forward trying to grab hold of it

Torvil chuckled and finally let him catch it.

Surion took hold of the tail and went after it mouth open as he pulled it close

Ala chuckled "Your turn this time"

Torvil chuckled and smirked. "I'm sure I can take whatever punishment he dishes out..."

"I'm sure you can love" she said and reached down picking Surion up Torvil's tail and all

Surion looked up as he was picked up "Mmmmmmaaa"

Torvil smiled and chuckled.

"Let go of daddy's tail little man, Mommy wants to feed you" she said trying to get the tail from Surion's grip

Torvil chuckled and tried to pull his Tail from Surion.

Ala managed to detach the two of them then moved onto the bed working on feeding her son

Torvil smiled and wrapped his tail around her leg, moving to sit next to them.

Ala looked over at him as she fed Surion. "I don't know Torvil, don't have a clue" she said not indicating anything in particular

Torvil blinked. "Huh?"

"Why I was so tired" she said simply

Torvil just nodded slowly. "Ah..."

Ala nodded and grew quiet

Torvil leaned over and kissed her cheek. "Nether I think..."

"Huh?" Ala blinked and looked at him

"The Nether I think it wore you down..."

"Ok..." she said nodding slowly

Torvil hugged her close with one arm.

"Don't quite get that but ok" Ala said with a sigh

Torvil hugged her. "You know how I get sometimes?"

"Uhm kinda" Ala said looking back up at him

Torvil nodded slowly. "Well that's basically what happened to you..."

Ala blink and stared at him for a time before slowly nodding

"Funny though... That it delayed so long..." He stroked his chin.

"who knows, perhaps it was the second trip? with Asmodeus I mean..." Ala asked

Torvil shrugged. "You never know..." He murmured...

"Nope never do" she said looking back at Surion

Torvil kissed her cheek again. Then looked down to Surion.

Ala smiled softly stroking her son's face as he ate

Torvil smiled at her and hummed softly.

Ala smiled and watched the effect the humming had on her son, she knew it wouldn't take long to get him back to sleep, not only cause the factor it was night but the humming always got him to sleep

Torvil smiled and kept on humming happily, looking at his son.

Surion dozed off in Ala's arms grabby hands moving in his sleep

Torvil chuckled and went to get his son's blanket.

Ala shook her head " You love that blanket don't you my son" Ala said softly

Torvil chuckled coming in with the blanket.

Ala held her son out to Torvil to take and put in bed

Torvil smiled and wrapped Surion up in his blanket, heading for the nursery.

Ala smiled and sat back relaxing and waiting for his return

Torvil came back a short while later. "Sur's all tucked in..."

"Good stuff love, so what shall we do now?" she asked

Torvil flopped onto the bed. "What do you want to do?"

"Something other then sleeping" she said with a sigh

Torvil nodded and lay on his back.

Ala stared at the windows unsure what to do

Torvil watched her. "We could feed you..." he murmured.

"Feed me?" she looked over at him

"You know... Food in your belly... "

"Oh yeah" she laughed "I imagine that would be a good idea" Ala rolled out of the bed and headed for the kitchen