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Aina had been expecting to return to Norway for her summer break like she had the past five years, however, there had been some hubbub at the dragon encampment just before the start of summer and so currently the dragons weren't there to study. It was weird, but Aina and her moms were staying in Ireland for the summer. Thankfully both Cousin Genie and Alice had mostly vacated their rooms for their respective boyfriends, so Mum and Mamma got Genie's room and her extra stuff was stashed with Alice's. Aina already had her own room at Nana and Poppy's house, so that wasn't a worry for her. After they'd returned from the platform, Aina had outlined everything that had happened again, in great detail. Of course her parents and grandparents already knew about her boyfriend, but Aina had talked about him in excess. She was very excited for her mothers to get to meet him, and for her to introduce them to Meallan's mothers as well. That was another of the many things that they shared, both of them had two moms.

Since arriving home from the train, Aina had gotten to spend many days working with her Poppy and Mamma in the greenhouse, or helping with Nana and Mum at the vet clinic. Plus she got to visit a lot more with Alice, who was glad for an opportunity to see her favorite cousin. On this particular day, Aina was in the greenhouse tending to her new project, cultivating a few of Meallan's favorite flowers from which she then intended to fashion a flower crown. She'd gotten the idea from Poppy's new intern Lyric, who also happened to be dating one of Aina's best friends. Her Nana, Erin, happened to be in the living room when Kara appeared in the fireplace looking very distraught. "Oh!" the woman declared, startled practically out of her skin by the sudden and unexpected appearance of a teenager in her living room. Surely if Aina was expecting company, she would have let her know. But Erin was an acutely trained mother, having raised three of her own and helping to raise three more. She could tell that this poor girl was in distress, and judging by her age, clearly one of Aina's friends.

"Hello sweet dear," she said, adapting a smile now that the immediate shock had worn off. "You must be one of Aina's friends, am I right? Well, come on dear, I'll bring you to her." As she led the way to the greenhouse, the ever so motherly Erin did her best to gauge the mental state of the girl who mysteriously arrived in her living room, and what she'd need to do to comfort the girl. "Seamus, get Aina. She has a visitor." Seamus gently nudged Aina, who looked at him for clarification, then he pointed to Erin and Kara. Looking their way, Aina first looked confused, then surprised, followed by concerned. It wasn't like Kara to show up randomly and unannounced. Hurrying over, Aina signed, "Kara, is everything okay? You look like you've been crying." Worry covered her face as Aina assessed her friend.

Aina frowned, her brow furrowing as she watched her friend sign that her drunk father had said she was cursed. She gasped when Kara said that her father had blamed her for her mother's death. There was no way that was true and accusing her of something like that was very mean. Aina wanted to floo over to Kara's house and punch him in the face. Erin was also "listening in" on the conversation and made a tutting sound when Kara signed that. When she said that she just had to get out of the the house, Aina wrapped Kara in a tight hug and patted her on the back. "Oh dear, I'm so sorry. Parents should not accuse their children of such things," Erin said, looking rather red in the face. She was angry that someone could accuse their child of something like that. Aina glanced between her grandmother and her friend. "Nana, could she stay with us for a little while?" Erin glanced at Seamus, who shrugged and gestured at his wife. "Of course, sweetheart. Darling, if you want to stay here until things settle down at home, you're more than welcome. We can set up a travel bed in Aina's room for you." Aina glanced over at Kara, wondering if she was just wanting to stay over for just the day, or if she was wanting to crash at Aina's house for a few days.