Marcus wasn’t surprised at her age, but he did noted that she was a young one. “The ability to switch between the defense and offense makes it a valuable skill,” he replied, avoiding the topic of her age. “Here in a moment I will wash this goo off and then we can work on teaching you how to hide yourself.”<br/><br/>TamLin did not follow her brother’s steps. “If you are so young and not supposed to be away form home, why are you? Is this Ace fellow so important? It’s dangerous out there in the world.”<br/><br/>John, as he stood up from the stool, snorted. “A true gift, hearing those words from you girl.” He replied and then made his way to the front of the cave. “Come along, kids. Grab the clothes and let’s do some cleaning while we still have the sun.” The children, who had been playing in the empty spaces of the cave, jumped up, ran to the back to grab a few bags of clothing and rushed past John and out on their adventure.<br/><br/>{Sure is. Just busy. Tis the season.}<br/><br/>{Don’t know if I’ll do anything with it yet or not. Gotta think on it. As for Scholar, that is good to know. Do you mind if I have Marcus know a bit about him?}