"No!" They heard the scream the minute they got back in town.
      From the middle of the street the little drow elf charged them, tackling Emeryl and hanging on for dear life.
      "Leiko!" Emeryl caught her, falling back.
      "They want me to wear a dress!" she crawled around behind him.
      "What?" he blinked. Bentora laughed spitefully.
      "Maybe you should wear a dress instead of a tunic." Prism suggested.
      "No! Dresses aren't any good!" She screamed back, "You hafta wear a dress first!"
      Snickering Bentora's eyes moved to Prism, "I'd like to see that."
      "No, I can't put on a dress. Dresses are..."
      "Then I can't either!" she retorted.
      She quietly stuffed her face into Emeryl as she clung to his robes.
      Both Emeryl's parents rushed down the street, stopping to rest when they saw the girl safely with the group.
      "What happened?" Prism asked.
      "We took her to get her a little dress when she ran off." Hori brushed off his white albs, "I'm getting too old for this..."
      "No problem. We're heading for Trask." Prism replied. He pulled Emeryl to his feet with Leiko still hanging on.
      "Already? But you've hardly been here." Hori smiled sadly.
      Porite wrapped her arms around Emeryl, "You take care of our precious little boy."
      "Mom... I'm not a baby..." Emeryl squirmed around in her arms.
      "Actually, you are." Blake responded, "You're just in denial."
      "Technically, if you put it that way, you are too Blake." Prism defended Emeryl.
      "Shut up. How old would you be?" Blake questioned.
      After a second of thought Prism announed, "Five."
      "Mom..." Emeryl wriggled out of her grip, "I'll be fine."
      She peered at the group, a young half elf, some sort of cat girl, a very distrusting dark elf, the purple boy with the blank face and a little girl stuck to her son like static.
      Hori placed a more confident hand on her shoulder, brushing back a rebellious strand of hair, "You take care now."
      "We will. I promise." Prism nodded.