A Birth day

The teens got up, and Edward volunteered to take the kids to Evan's so he could pick up some bottles of wine while he was there. Sam and Victor headed to work. Simone cleared away what dirty dishes there were and set a washing up spell for them before pouring more coffee for herself.

"I don't remember a darned thing after Robert helped me back inside," Angus told Ruby. "I must have been dead to the world. "I'm sure I probably do need a cut. I haven't been off the estate, not voluntarily anyway, for weeks. I'll try to get it done whenever I get out again." The contractors finished their breakfasts, and they thanked Simone for the meal and excused themselves to go to work. They gave Angus a wave, not wanting to disturb them, and they left to go get started.

"You need some food, Mate," Marcus told him. He got up and headed to go fix him a plate.

"Go gently. I'm not ready for a full meal yet. It's too early for me," Angus said. "But this bed does have to go today. I can't have it here."

"Give me a minute to get your plate first," Marcus replied. He had no intention of moving the bed anywhere today, but he would deal with that with Angus when Angus had at least had his coffee first. Angus watched the Fae all rallying together, and they got the injured fairy and levitated him and flew him outside. Angus understood. They were taking him home. Then he looked at Minos.

"Minos? A word please?" Angus asked. Minos flew over and Angus asked him if the alchemist's stump had been salvageable. Minos shook his head no. "I'll talk to Jack. We'll get him a new stump as soon as we can so he can have a new home. Everyone deserves to have a place to call home. Can you handle getting it turned from a stump to a home if we get you the stump?" Minos nodded, grateful that Angus was always thinking of someone else's needs. "You'll have it as soon as I can manage. I'll go talk to Jack as soon as I can get into something besides my bloody pajamas." Minos nodded, understanding. Then he fluttered out to help get the alchemist back to the village.

"I wish there was more I could do for him, but I honestly don't know how," Angus told Ruby, sighing, feeling helpless. "Was Sam okay this morning, with it being his first morning back?"

Ruby smiled relived he had slept well and that he too realized he needed a hair cut " I'm sure if we ask Marcus could cut it for you." she asked looking at Marcus as he went to fetch a plate for Angus. Once returned she heard Angus say he was not ready for a normal plate and she took his hand in her own " eat what you can, a small amount is better than none" she said smiling to him. Ruby heard him ask about Sam and smiled " he's behaved himself and is now with Victor doing work in the barn i believe." she said as she sent a note to Jack that Angus wanted to see him.

A few minuets later Jack walked in holding a large oak stump in his arms and a smile " was this what you wanted to talk about?" he asked as he showed him the stump partly carved but mostly left alone for the Fae to make their own. " its from a felled tree from that last storm out on the west pasture." he explained.

"Okay," Angus replied to Ruby as a note fluttered in through the floo. "Good advice. Thanks." Marcus caught the note, recognizing the light blue envelope, and he opened the envelope, handing the note inside to Angus. Angus read the note.

"Hm," he looked at Ruby, "The girls are showing particular promise in their apparition classes. Madame Maxime wants us to help them practice apparition regularly. She thinks they can finish well ahead of schedule with some practice, and if we will help them, she'll sign a waver so that it doesn't alert the Unauthorized Magic department. I'd appreciate that, except that I'm pretty sure Robert could take care of that just as easily. Any issue with allowing our teens do to some 'driving practice'?"

Jack arrived with the stump, and Angus nodded. "Yes, thank you. As a matter of fact, it is. The fae took the alchemist home to the village a bit ago, and he does look a good deal better. I'm glad he's headed for home---well, or somewhere in his village. It's a very good looking one. I think it'll make a fine home. And it's a bit taller than most of the others. Maybe he can put his alchemy lab up on an upper floor for better ventilation. I'll leave that to them to figure out, though. None of my business. Could you see if they need you to help move the old stump out too, please, Jack?"

Ruby saw the envelope and saw Marcus hand it to Angus who read it she smiled glad they were doing well in apparition too " none from me dear" she said " but e could arrange that some one goes with them in case they panic or go off some place they don't know" she added " no that they would I'm thinking they probably most likely end up at Evans place" she said with a chuckle.

Aria looked up seeing the stump Jack had brought and nodded when Angus said it was slightly higher than the old one. Jack listened and nodded " Sam's helping with the removal of the old stump ." he said with a smile " he offered, nothing to do with me." Jack looked at Angus as he asked his next question " how was his first night back, all good?" he asked shifting the stump to the other arm as he held it.