Once back in the house, returned to her work redesigning the house. With some consideration, she did two separate sets of drawings.
The next day, she went up to the Keep, saluting guards along the way.
"Hello, Elunara. What brings you up my way?"
"I finally finished the plans for either redoing my house, or rebuilding it altogether. Since I never bothered with such silliness when I lived here before, I wasn't certain how to go about getting it done."
"Well, let me see."
She shrugged and handed the papers over.
His eyebrows shot up as he flipped through. "This much?"
"Well, I took previous designs of my house on Draenor, and took what worked or didn't work, what got used and what didn't, and modified from there. I gave Tulani space for her studio, and changing rooms; added a couple of extra rooms for my purposes, room for the cats, bigger space for the boys, etc. etc."
He blinked. "Well then. It's probably best that you brought it to me, because this kind of renovation in city requires my approval anyway." He frowned. "This will take a lot of man hours."
She snorted. "Let me snag a few of my guys, we used to get this sort of work done in a day, back on Draenor, we got kind of pro at it."
He shrugged. "How ever you wish to accomplish it." He stamped the pages and handed them back to her.
She kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks, doll."
He shook his head and rolled his eyes, as she bounced out of the room.
It took longer than expected, but she was thrilled with the results. Once the house was put together, they made it cozy as their own.
"I have to ask..." Jordan hazarded. "Did you do pictures again?"
She grinned. "It's me... of course I did. This time I hid some of them in different places." She took his hand and led him to his room. "I also made the view hole a little bigger, and in a more comfortable place."
He sat down and peered into the little hole. "Nice."
She went downstairs. "Tulani, I expanded your studio, and added some dressing rooms. I also tried to incorporate the shelves you asked me for."
"Oh, it's lovely."
"For the boys, I added a third level to their rooms, and gave them more space, as well as plenty of view from each level."
"Coool!"
"And I had a special room for the two cats to stay in, so they don't have to be in your room."
"Aw, but we liked them." Darguni frowned.
"That's why there's a door between the rooms. This is just more for when we lock them in when company is over."
"Oh. That's ok then."
"Now, if any of your friends want to stay over, there's plenty of room for lots of them." Elunara put her hands on her hips. "Speaking of which, those cats have been acting strange lately."
"How so, Momma?" Bradly cocked his head to the side.
"They keep disappearing on me. Go put your things away, I'm going to try and find them."
She tracked them down to the orchard behind the house. Finally spotting their colors, she wound her way through to a secluded area, and found Savage draped across Yoona, licking her ear. As he continued to groom the other cat, Elunara put her hands on her hips. "What in the world are yo... oh, shit." Stepping back, she turned and headed home.
"Hey, the boys said you were going to find the cats." Jordan frowned.
"I did." She sighed.
"What's the matter?"
"Expect kittens."
"Expect...?" His eyes went wide as realization dawned on him. "Oh! Oh, damn."
"I guess it was kind of inevitable."
"In this house?" Jordan grinned.
"They're going to have some fascinating colors." She murmured. "Since I have no experience in dealing with cubs, I'll have to send to my mother for an expert."
Jordan sighed. "Let's hope they're not half as destructive as Yoona was."
She was sitting on the platform above the training yard, when Savage made his appearance. He came up to her and flopped down on his side. She scratched his belly. "Well, someone looks satisfied with their selves."
Grogek looked up. "Where has he been?"
"Stuffing it in Yoona."
His eyebrows shot up. "Really now?"
"Oh, yeah. I've sent a letter to my mother; hopefully she can send me someone with experience in these things."
Shortly after, Yoona hopped up on the platform and cuddled up to Savage, who began to lick her ear.
"Ugh, I may be nauseous." Elunara sighed.
The following day, she hummed to herself as she put her books on the shelves in the library. Hearing the knock on the door, she sat them to the side and went out. She blinked at Lucy. Lucy was standing there on the porch, fidgeting, a pack slung on her shoulder.
"Can I stay with you?" Her voice was near a whisper. "I... I didn't like being there without you. I haven't spoken to my dad yet, and I don't really have any where else to go."
Elunara stepped back. "Yeah, sure. Just observe my rules and such."
Lucy stepped in and dropped her bag to the floor. "I'm sorry. I tried a million ways to talk myself out of coming back, out of bothering you..."
Elunara sighed. "Oh, Lucy, you've got to learn to listen to your heart. If you're always going against what you feel, you'll never be happy. It's just like joining the army all over again. You never wanted that, it was your father's decision for you, and look how awful that was. Following your heart with the leather working was the only thing that made you truly happy. Own what you feel, no one else can feel for you."
Tears streamed down Lucy's face. "I followed my heart with Terica, and look where it got me."
"Lucy, don't do this to your–" Elunara blinked at the sheet of paper in her face. Taking it, she read the words and then stared at Lucy.
"That guy that attacked her... was a set up. She was trying to set me up."
"But... why?" Elunara stared at the letter.
"I don't know." Lucy bit her lip. "I wondered for a brief moment, if it wasn't because I refused to be... out. But if she never loved me, never wanted me... Then why? It was stuck in my things. I only found it yesterday, and I just KNEW that it was my sign to get the hell out of Draenor."
"There's a lot still hanging about that bitch." Elunara sighed.
"Huh?"
"Dak's mother has never heard of her."
"What does any of this mean?" Lucy whispered.
"It means that you can't guess crazy." Elunara refolded the letter. "Can I have this?"
"I don't freaking want it." She muttered.
Elunara put a hand on Lucy's back. "Come on, little lily, let's get you set up in your room, and then I'll drag you over to the leather shop and let you get acquainted." She brushed her hand down Lucy's hair. "You can deal with your father when you're more up to it."
Lucy sniffled. "You're always taking care of me, when all I wanted was someone to take care of."
"It just happens sometimes. Once we have you back on your feet, you can figure the rest out."