13[1:03am] <04Molly> 12[4:29am] * @Morgan bows his head and wanders along the hallway
13[1:03am] <04Molly> **he walks past a clock as it strikes 3 o'clock
12[1:04am] * @Morgan heads in a roundabout way back to his mothers room

13[1:06am] * Verity is still in her room
12[1:07am] * @Morgan knocks quietly
13[1:07am] <04Verity> Komme
12[1:07am] * @Morgan walks into the room
13[1:08am] * Verity is sat with a large chest at her feet, a little pile of things on her lap. She looks up with a smile
13[1:08am] <04Verity> Morgan?
[1:08am] <08@Morgan> I forgot something when I left
13[1:09am] <04Verity> Oh? What did you forget?
12[1:10am] * @Morgan wanders over and gently kisses her cheek
[1:10am] <08@Morgan> just that
13[1:10am] * Verity smiles broadly, kissing his in return
13[1:10am] <04Verity> I was just thinking of you
[1:10am] <08@Morgan> oh?
13[1:12am] * Verity looks down at the chest, it's full of various things, trinkets from over the years. Her own wedding dress is at the bottom. She hands him something in ivory, a little dress.
13[1:12am] <04Verity> This was your christening gown
12[1:12am] * @Morgan looks at it
[1:12am] <08@Morgan> was I ever that small?
13[1:13am] <04Verity> It is hard to believe, having seen the tall, broad man you've become, but yes, you were only the same size as most newborns
[1:15am] <08@Morgan> from the smallest acorns...
13[1:15am] * Verity smiles
13[1:15am] <04Verity> Indeed. You were a bonny baby though
[1:16am] <08@Morgan> bonny?
13[1:16am] <04Verity> Fair-faced
[1:17am] <08@Morgan> screamed a lot, I expect
13[1:18am] <04Verity> Not too often, no. You were very happy and placid
[1:18am] <08@Morgan> doesn't sound like me
13[1:18am] * Verity nods
13[1:18am] <04Verity> Everyone said how lovely and good you were
[1:19am] <08@Morgan> probably just being polite
13[1:20am] * Verity laughs
13[1:20am] <04Verity> No, you were greatly loved from the moment we knew of you
12[1:22am] * @Morgan nods, handing the gown back
13[1:23am] * Verity looks through for something else. She pulls out a small box.
13[1:23am] <04Verity> Will you give this to Molly for me? I knew it was in here somewhere.
[1:24am] <08@Morgan> of course
13[1:26am] <04Verity> ((http://www.weddingfashioning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20/wedding-hair-combs-2011022061.jpg))
13[1:26am] <04Verity> I wore it on my own wedding day
12[1:27am] * @Morgan nods
[1:27am] <08@Morgan> very pretty
13[1:32am] * Verity nods
13[1:33am] <04Verity> I thought she would like it
[1:33am] <08@Morgan> I'm sure she will
13[1:34am] <04Verity> Are you looking forward to it?
[1:35am] <08@Morgan> its one of those times when my position chafes a little... I'd prefer something smaller, family oriented
13[1:37am] * Verity nods
13[1:39am] <04Verity> I can understand why you would feel that way. They will only stay until sunday morning though, and then we shall go back to being just family
12[1:40am] * @Morgan nods
13[1:41am] <04Verity> When do you depart us?
12[1:42am] * @Morgan thinks
[1:43am] <08@Morgan> I dont know
13[1:43am] * Verity smiles
13[1:43am] <04Verity> When would you like to go?
[1:45am] <08@Morgan> I dont know really... soonish, I think
13[1:45am] <04Verity> It'd usually be within a week of the wedding
12[1:46am] * @Morgan nods
[1:46am] <08@Morgan> I'm looking forward to getting my feet on deck timber again
13[1:47am] <04Verity> How long will you be on board your ships for?
[1:49am] <08@Morgan> I'm not sure... we're planning a little sightseeing tour for starters I think
13[1:49am] <04Verity> Oh? Where will you go?
[1:50am] <08@Morgan> starke, for starters, then wherever takes our fancy I suppose
13[1:51am] * Verity smiles
13[1:51am] <04Verity> That will be lovely
12[1:51am] * @Morgan nods, smiling
[1:51am] <08@Morgan> I do have to swing by and see the Eisenfurst on my way round, though
13[1:52am] <04Verity> You've been invited to call upon him?
13[1:52am] * Verity looks impressed
[1:52am] <08@Morgan> he said I can count him as a friend, and told me to call on him to discuss my plans for a fleet
13[1:54am] * Verity smiles broadly
13[1:54am] <04Verity> Oh dear boy, I'm so proud of you!
[1:55am] <08@Morgan> thank you mother... I often worry I'm a disappointment
13[1:55am] * Verity shakes her head
13[1:55am] <04Verity> Why would you think that?
12[1:55am] * @Morgan shrugs slightly
13[1:57am] <04Verity> You'll always be my special boy, no matter what you do
[1:58am] <08@Morgan> thank you mother
13[1:58am] <04Verity> I'm happier than I have been in a very long time
[1:58am] <08@Morgan> really?
13[1:59am] <04Verity> Oh yes. You're home from your travels, you're wedding a wonderful young lady, you're happy
[2:02am] <08@Morgan> Edward will be coming home soon
13[2:03am] * Verity looks excited
13[2:03am] <04Verity> Really? How do you know?
[2:03am] <08@Morgan> its time he came home... things are progressing now, its time we all worked together and played our parts
13[2:04am] <04Verity> Oh it will be so wonderful to all be together once more!
13[2:06am] * Verity smiles broadly
12[2:07am] * @Morgan nods
13[2:08am] <04Verity> And then we shall find Edward a bride, and we'll all live here together and watch your sons and daughters play together
[2:14am] <08@Morgan> that'll be a task
13[2:15am] <04Verity> Why, dear boy?
[2:15am] <08@Morgan> a bride suitable for King Edward?
13[2:16am] * Verity frowns at him, though its easy to see she's trying not to smile
13[2:16am] <04Verity> You shouldn't speak about him like that
[2:17am] <08@Morgan> I'm the oldest, I'm supposed to speak of my younger sibling in such a manner, its traditional
13[2:17am] * Verity giggles
13[2:17am] <04Verity> You don't hear me speaking so of your uncle though
[2:18am] <08@Morgan> ah, now, thats because I've not actually grown up any
12[2:18am] * @Morgan smiles slightly
[2:19am] <08@Morgan> I was saying to Jarvie how my remark about HeinzHarolds snoring had us both back to our childhood, being reprimanded for our smart mouths
13[2:19am] <04Verity> I did not want his feeling to be hurt
[2:21am] <08@Morgan> he knows I'm joking mother, we've been friends a very long time
13[2:21am] <04Verity> Perhaps
[2:23am] <08@Morgan> he knows
13[2:23am] * Verity nods
13[2:23am] <04Verity> I am a little too cautious
[2:24am] <08@Morgan> no, I'm perhaps a little too... earthy
13[2:25am] <04Verity> You know your friendship for better than I
12[2:26am] * @Morgan shrugs
13[2:28am] <04Verity> You must have missed him greatly in your absence
12[2:29am] * @Morgan nods
[2:29am] <08@Morgan> very much
13[2:31am] <04Verity> and he you. He was very disheartened that you did not go to him before you left
[2:32am] <08@Morgan> I couldn't... I had to leave right then
13[2:34am] * Verity nods
13[2:34am] <04Verity> He understands I think
[2:34am] <08@Morgan> I'll talk with him
13[2:44am] * Verity nods
13[2:44am] <04Verity> as you see fit
[2:45am] <08@Morgan> I suppose I should take this along to Molly before I forget
13[2:45am] * Verity smiles
13[2:45am] <04Verity> Of course, dear boy
12[2:46am] * @Morgan bends, kissing her cheek again before heading for the door
13[2:46am] * Verity smiles, watching him go
12[2:50am] * @Morgan leaves the room and heads for Mollys