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After a few moments, Xander’s grip on Aliblu relaxed.  Her purring was soothing in a familiar way, if a bit strange coming from a bunny.  “So, how are your little buns doing?  I haven’t seen them altogether in a while.”

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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And with that, Xander hugged Aliblu fiercely.  “You... have no idea how badly I needed to hear that.”  To accept the role of “Mother to the Guardian” was a bit of a hefty title, and she had others claim the role.  But...  He was sort of slotted into the role, and he felt that he needed to earn it.  

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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For a moment, it took a while for Xander to connect everything that Aliblu told him.  He nodded as she spoke nevertheless; he understood what she was saying, but...  “You’re referring to all of the individual ‘X’s that you’ve met though.  I’m...  I don’t remember being all that noble.  Or wise.  Aren’t I a lot younger than some of them?”

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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“Of course I remember meeting you!  Crazy bunny.”  He grinned a bit--perhaps he looked a bit like Hatter now?--and hugged Aliblu close.  “Things were a bit rocky, I remember, from back then.  But now?”  Oh wow, things have changed.  “Would you even believe back then that you would consider me your mother?  In a way?”  And truly, this was an honest question.

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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Xander blushed a bit; his memory of his life before he became an Elf was...fuzzy.  But there were select memories that were still pristine.  “That was a very important memory for me, so it still stands out.  The... details outside of it are fading, but I remember cuddling Ace for the first time.  And I remember when I first met Astrum.  I hope to never forget the important things.”

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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“Oh she adores sliding after Pax and Sirius!  I’ve caught Ace trying to corral her and Clover more than once.  The poor baby, he’s having to help raise all my children.”  With a deep guffaw, he finished his tea.  “I remember when I got Ace as a pup!  He was such a sweet little thing!”

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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“Well, at least you tried it.  No shame in that.”  Cake could be easily arranged, especially for Sevae.  He had no doubt that the maids were already aware and her favorite would be plopped in front of her within the minute.  He picked up the rest of the piece Sevae tried and finished it off.  “I share this with Pax and Sirius a lot.  Pearl loves it as well, but we’re trying to keep her on a more practical ‘baby dragon’ diet.” 

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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In an instant, Xander’s mood softened, and was pouring another cup of tea as Sevae approached the table.  “Oh, Ali made me my favorite meal.  It’s ‘sashimi’, basically slices of fish on rice.  I know not everyone likes this here, but you’re more than welcome to try one.”  He offered the cup of tea, sweetened just how Sevae liked it.

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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“OI!  That’s hardly my fault!”  With a little effort, he created and threw a fist-sized snowball in Giaselle’s general direction.  It would hardly have any effect on the Council Member, but hopefully Xander’s point would be clear.  “I give my pack the love and nurturing they all deserve.”

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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“Ah, yes, I’m sure the maids will be delighted.”  The maids were partially to blame for his pack being as spoiled as they were.  “Clover’s getting so big now, it’s hard to believe she’s only a few years old!”

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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And Xander was more than happy to reciprocate, snuggling Aliblu fiercely.  “It’s perfect, Ali, thank you.  I had nearly forgotten what today was.”  He poured her a cup of rose tea, offering it to her with a bit of levitating magic.  

"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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"M-Mum?" Don't scold her, she's got a sashimi platter just for you today. It does, however, spell out 'Mother'.

Xander’s ears perked up when he heard Aliblu’s voice, much softer than he was used to.  “Ali?”  And then he saw the magnificent sashimi platter.  “Ah!  You made my favorites!”

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[[Xander would like to remind you that IT COULD’VE BEEN WORSE]]

(Also yes, Star in fact now has a beautiful space child their name is Bituin and they will silently stalk him like a personal space-colored shadow from now sorry Star you can’t escape parenthood YOU DIDN’T CHOOSE THE DAD LIFE IT CHOSE YOU BOY)

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Barely hiding a yawn, he accepted his breakfast with a nod, settling into an empty space at the table.  He honestly didn’t get that much sleep last night, probably due to it being so long since he’s slept by himself.  Xander idly wondered how everything was going with Hatter’s research, how are the boys doing, is Pearl staying out of the fountains in the garden?  Were Clover and Ace getting their chew bones?  

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Eye twitching, he went back inside.  He was too tired for this nonsense, and he wasn’t aware enough to think of a better solution.  “I’m going back to bed.”  He did, however, press his hand on the wall as he entered the room he was sleeping in, casting the sound-proofing spell that he had picked up through necessary research.  With that, he flopped back on his bed.

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Despite how aggravating the creature was, it certainly didn’t deserve whatever violent fate Eucharia was thinking of.  Xander shielded the creature with a pout.  “No knives!  I’m going to let it outside.  It might just want to be somewhere cool.”  He opened the door and set it down gently, shooing it away.  “Go on now.  Find a nice tree or something to nap under.”

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Before it opened its mouth, Xander thought it was rather cute.

Now, however, he desperately wanted it to shut up!  Still, he held it in his arms, attempting to console it as he walked through the home to release it outside.

Still half asleep, he nearly tripped over his bag twice somehow.

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