<div class="floatright">(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8276/verej.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/verej.jpg/)</div>Marlin shook her head "Oh no almost all of it is done now, besides you should be relaxing while you have the chance but I'm sure you'd do quite well in the kitchen I've had more than a few years more than you to perfect these things." She gave a light laugh. "Oh there are plenty who have left Emond's Field for at least some short time but I assume  you mean beyond the Two Rivers and no there aren't many around your age who have that I can think of." She leaned in conspiratorially "Why are you wondering if he'd leave again some day?" She grinned but it was genuine and the look on her face was not quite motherly more like an older sister. She gave off an aura of calm and kindness. "I'm just teasing, but he seems to have taken to you and you to him my dear."