A Birth day

Aria looked at Angus and nodded " good idea" she said making a note to sit and talk with Jada about what she liked to do for fun. Hearing them mention Jada's age she looked out the window " yeah , but don't fae age different than us?" she asked " she might look like a teen but actually be older?" she asked.

Ruby placed the bowl and spoon in the washer and plate the honey bread was on. Looking in the fridge she took out a plate of cookies and placed them on the counter. " okay we'll go to Clive in the morning I'm sure Anise will be okay with hr borrowing for now.

"According to Minos, yes. They do age differently," Angus said. "He looks young but he's hundreds of years old. I have no idea how it works on half fae, though. Half of her wants to live damned near forever, and the other half of her wants to check out, comparatively, really early. So I have no clue. Minos might know--maybe."

"I have read just a wee bit on that part," Elwood said, 'but some of the literature says that it strikes somewhere in the middle--a bit longer than most wizards but not as long as most fae."

"And it will all be for naught if the faepyre gets to her," Marcus said.

"If we've decided we'll fight for her, then we'll fight for her," Angus said. "We've never left anyone behind, especially one we're fighting for. So if we're in, we're all in."

"We're in. 100 percent," Edward said.

"I told Robert yesterday that if trouble comes, and if I can be of any help, I will fight with you," Elwood said. "I used to be pretty formidable at one time."

"You're part of a fighting family. You fight as much as you want," Angus said. "We tend to stand together. Elwood, is there a time of day better than another for her to be able to go out that reduces the risk of running into a faepyre?"

"Well, they tend to prefer night time because most Fae prefer night time, and, of course, the vampires are nocturnal, but faepyres technically can go out in the daylight. So its about preference. They will not melt in sunlight. So, technically, teh answer to your question is no."

"Well, shit," Angus sighed.

ruby and Aria listened as the men talked and Elwood spoke of how long Jada would age. " that's good to know" Aria said " so she is about Ginger and Anises age, we'll need to know her date of birth." she finished . Hearing Angus and Elwood talk of fighting for Jada Anise nodded " I'm with Angus" she said as Ruby moved to stand next to Angus.

"me too" she said and smiled letting her hand rest on his shoulder lightly to let him know she was beside him. Hearing them talk of whether she would be safe in daylight or night Ruby frowned " so that thing could attack her even in the day time?" she asked Elwood " good thing Jacks notified the grounds crew" she added and looked to Aria.

"don't worry we'll step up our security checks " she said not sure how to ward off a faepyres from entering the duplex. " maybe Roberts library will have more info in it, I can walk over and take a look." she suggested and glanced at Marcus " or you could" she added with a smirk.

"I honestly don't know how old she is," Angus said. "It's just a feeling i get that perhaps she's closer to Anise and Ginger's age than she is to ours. I never thought about asking Robert, but I presume he might know or he might find it out if he finds any sort of birth certificate or anything about her."

"Or not," Edward said. "Part of the issue that the magical world has always had is that not every creature is registered at the ministry. Muggles don't have a lot of people that aren't registered with their governments, but we have a much wider variety of creatures and sentient beings, and it is a lot more common to find creatures that have been born in some sort of isolation and haven't registered with the ministry. If that's the case, then it might just all be guesswork. In the meantime, though, I'd better go forewarn Simone. You know how she is. She'll want to do some refreshing of one of the rooms upstairs. Oh, and you might want to try to keep in mind that her Fae side probably is not a great fan of meat, since they're vegetarians. I'm sure she's probably had meat regularly as a child, but I'm betting she'll have a natural leaning towards fruits and vegetables and grains--and, as we've already see, sweets."

"You have a point," Angus said. "Maybe this is a good night to fix a big casserole of homemade macaroni and cheese and a big salad with as many different fruits and vegetables as we can cram into it."

"That might just be the ticket," Edward nodded. He went over to his side to talk with Simone.

Ruby listened to Edward and nodded then looked to Angus as he spoke " well, it doesn't really matter until she tells us how old she is we'll treat her as if shes Ginger and Anise's age" she said " I think that's fair to her." Ruby smiled hearing Edward suggest mac and cheese and smiled " oh every one loves mac and cheese." she added with a chukle.

Aria looked at Angus and nodded " we'll get on that you rest its been an unintentionally long day" she added as Ruby headed to the kitchen to make fresh tea and coffee pots for every one. Aria pored the cups and added a small dose of fire whiskey smiling a she caried them out to Marcus and Angus " here, its got an added kick to it, thought you could use it after todays excitement." she added and smiled as she walked back to the kitchen to put the tray back where she had got it from.

"Thanks," Angus told Aria.

"Good idea," Marcus told Aria. "I did notice that Angus just happened to not mention to Robert that he brawled with that Faepyre, and it picked him up like a rag doll and hurled him into a wall."

"What?" Angus looked blankly at Marcus for a moment. "Oh. That? I never thought about it. I didn't avoid telling him. I just never even gave it another thought."

"Well, I can honestly see you not thinking about it," Marcus said. "I'll excuse you this once, but you do need to tell him the next time you see him. First of all, he'd want to know, and, second, he's going to want to make sure you didn't buggar something up."

"I didn't. I'm fine," Angus said.

"Still, Aria's right. You need to give it a rest," Marcus said.

"Yeah, okay," Angus said. "How's Jada doing with the fae?" Marcus looked out to the garden.

"They're swarming around her," Marcus laughed. "They're excited to see a half fae. They look like they've accepted her straight away as one of their own. I think they're overwhelming her just a little bit, and Minos is trying to get them to dial it down just a little. And she's smiling. She looks happy at the moment."

"Good," Angus said.

Aria chuckled and nodded as she was thanked for the coffee with extra " don't worry about it" she said then heard Marcus talking to Angus " ever the protector" she said and smiled to Marcus as she looked out the window too. she chuckled seeing the swarm of Fae around her but then it thinned out and Jada laughed. " well she seems to be happy around them as much as they are with her" she said.

Ruby glanced out the window and nodded " at least that one thing she doesn't have to worry about, I think the Fae will protect her like they do us." she said glancing at the play pen as she heard one of the toddlers call out but then go quiet again making her smile knowing they were dreaming.

"You know, if she is as young as she looks," Angus said and if she's been on her own, on the run since about the time she left the orphanage, that's a long time being scared and lonely and struggling for survival. It's going to be an adjustment for her being here with our busy house. I mean, most days, there are fourteen people here. That's more than we have most days in the main house. And that's a big jump from being on her own."

"It is, but I'm guessing she'll welcome part of it too when she sees she can be as included as she likes or she's welcome to go enjoy the quiet of her room when it gets overwhelming," Marcus said. "I expect the kids will have her underwing in no time, and when they don't, the Fae will. Let's try to get her out tomorrow. We'll take her to see Clive and, maybe, a very quick, well guarded trip to Ollivanders. That should get her through for now."

"I'd like to do one more thing," Angus said. "I want to go to Honeydukes and get a bag of some sort of candy for her and put it in a glass jar in her room so she can have a sugar boost whenever she likes."

"Now that could be trouble for her Fae side," Marcus teased, "but, how about I ask Dad to send us a pound or so of their individually wrapped hard candies for her? With security being an issue, let's let him send some to us. Do we have a glass jar we're not using that she can keep it in?"

Ruby and Aria both listened to the men and chuckled " that I agree on" Ruby said " our kids do that very well" she added as Aria went to the kitchen pantry and rooted around inside it .

"found one" she called out returning with a sweet bowl in the shape of a flowers " I think this is one of Kates creations, its beautiful" she said smiling as she looked at it " and I think perfect for Jada's room" she said carrying it and its twin over to them so they could see it.

"I think she'll like that," Angus said. "She'll like the colors of it. And I think they'll definitely like that it will have candy in it."

"Angus," Elwood said, "far be it for me to criticize you, but I'm getting to know you. And I think if there's a fight to be had, you don't know how to leave it to others. If you intend to be able to face off successfully with this creature you absolutely must work harder to improve your health. Your energy, that left arm the shoulder, any of them could undo you, but you have to deal with all three. And right now, that makes you more a liability than an asset to your fellow first stringers. They'll have to wage their fight and protect you too."

"I won't need them to protect me..." Angus began.

"You can't expect them not to. Its just who they are. If the tables were turned, you'd be covering them, and you know it."

"Okay. I get your point. I'll do what I can," Angus said.

"Good. Thank you," Elwood said. "And I'll see if the information I had one faepyres is in one of my books upstairs. Ruby and Aria, don't forget some sort of dessert for tonight's menu because our new fae friend, please."