"Kan. And the kids are Notelle and Alatana but their moms didn't get brought along," says Pink Peka I.

"And Telkam's kid is Ladah and Makel and Peka's are Ana and Elemi and Kantil's wife is Isama but I forget what their kids are called."

"I suppose I will just have to meet them."

"You have to shower first because they are all a bit loony."

"Hala and Kaloa," supplies Pink Peka I. "And yeah, on Grey Peka's world they came up with a decontamination procedure to let reds be cleaned but they're still normal about not-cleaned reds."

"Is the hair a problem?"

"No - well, they'll kind of deny that you have red hair if pushed on it, but not really, you'll be fine if you shower or get magicked but Pekas they won't go near unless they do a whole thing. They make such faces. It's embarassing. The me is better."

"I am unsurprised."

"They got over it enough to come to my wedding."

"What hair colors are they?"

"They're mostly green but Aitim and the twins're blue -"

"Wait what."

"Because their paternal grandfather is and their dad's cheating."

"...huh."

"You can get away with a lot if you're related to cooperative blues! And Kan's blue and Isel and Inlad and Shasali were along too, they're blue -"

"Who?"

"Cousins and Inlad's ex-red wife."

"They let reds be blue?"

"A few! And Isama's purple and Katin is orange."

"Isel is Kan's sister? And Inlad is -" he sends a face.

"Yes, that's the one."

"He's had some pet humans but I think I've been introduced to all of them and none have been alts of Shasali."

"Uh, ewww."

"He finds himself humans who think it's delightful. I guess it's tasteless but I'm not going to go prohibiting people from being happy just because they're a bit odd about it."

"...anyway my husband's named Michael and his brothers are Timothy and Theodore and Aaron and Minor and Samuel and James and Timothy's girlfriend is Karen and Minor's wife is Miranda and my kids are Catherine and Joanna and Jeremy."

Nod. "Thank you. Well. Nice to meet you as long as we get back before the Enemy takes advantage of our absence."

"- do you want a hug," Beka asks the local Macalaurë.

- nod.

Hug.

Hug. He's maybe shaking. I'm sorry - I'm so sorry - I didn't keep her safe -

Hug hug hug.

"Anyway if you guys want a boat you have the run of the place except Amentans island, which Amentans request is kept free of people whose ancestors they look down on."

"I'm glad that's their problem for once."