Hill hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping short, pacing around the cat fountain.
Elisui and Villon showed no reaction at all; are they completely asleep?
"Hill?" Fran's voice came from behind him, "List told me the Floating Castle is temporarily quiet... Hmm? What are you doing? What's going on with that fountain?"
"Oh, Coron's two children are temporarily resting here with me; it's nothing serious. I'm just checking on their condition." Hill paused for a few seconds before answering slowly, "Coming out once consumed most of their power, and I guess the next time they wake up will be in three months."
Fran nodded and said nothing more: he never liked to interfere with Hill and his interactions with the elves.
"Grandfather," Hill said with a smile, "Right now Toril will probably be peaceful for a while; the Magicplague just ended, and most countries are rebuilding. At this time... they're still quite polite to outsiders and won't easily resort to underhanded dealings.
