<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/34/600full-marco-hietala.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Who:</strong>open<br/><strong>Where: </strong>Just outside of the cooking hearth in the shadows<br/><strong>When:</strong>Late afternoon<br/><hr/>Watching Ayshia interacting with Valko really brought to the forefront of just how much his little girl had grown up.  'Ah Reyna you should see our daughter now... you would be so proud of her.'  Tamen thought as he lifted a finger to wipe away a tear from the corner of his eye as both Ayshia and Valko walked passed the lion hearth where he had been sitting in the shadows with the wolf pup curled in his arms.  (And seemingly quite content to be held for the moment.)  Once they had passed Tamen scooted out from the shadows of the bunk and set the little wolf pup on the ground.  "Ok little one go find your mommy."  Giving the little ball of fur one of the signals Naliya had taught everyone to send the pup back to her.  The wolf pup yipped at him then took off like a shot through the camp looking for his mother.<br/><br/>Walking down the walk towards the crane hearth Tamen saw both his daughter and Valko sitting in the center of the heart.  It was not hard to guess what his grown up daughter was doing with the beads and a strange looking string he had not seen her use before but surely it was long enough to make a necklace and he had a pretty good idea who it was for.  He took his time walking between the hearths giving his daughter and Valko that much more private time together.  The carver had watched all of the young adults grow up from the time they were little baby's and he had a great respect for the flint knappers skills as well as a general respect for the man he had become.<br/><br/>Timing his steps just right he entered the heart just as Ayshia was wrapping her arms around Valko's neck.  Yes he knew she was only measuring the necklace but Valko did not have to know that he knew that.  Clearing his throat with a little cough, "Well now... what do we have here?"  Tamen looked at the choice of beads and bones his daughter had chosen for the necklace and nodded his approval.  "The necklace suites you Valko.  But did my beloved daughter tell you how long she has had that little wolf in that special box of hers?  No... well I shall tell you I made it nearly 10 years ago.  One night I over heard Ayshia telling her mother that one day she would give it to someone who was very special to her."  (Tamen turned and smiled broadly at his daughter.) "Perhaps this special friend of hers would care to join us for dinner this evening.  Knowing my daughter she has made more than enough to feed not only our own family but Lorna's along with you and your sister."