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Temple and Felix are there to pick them up.

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They're ready to go when they arrive, breakfast packed to go. Om nom omelette bagels. Presumably Temple and Felix ate before they got there, but they can also have omelette bagels if not.

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Temple takes a bite just because he is curious about the taste. But they ate.

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Felix is driving, they brough some pastries in case the two got hungry/hadn't ate breakfast.

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Alex nudges pastries at Jamie but doesn't eat any himself. 

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Pastries! Jamie will accept this type of mothering with enthusiasm! 

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Good, he needs to eat to grow big and strong.

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Does this car have a USB port or Bluetooth?

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It does. It's a rental, so they take a second to figure it out where.

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He will put some music on, then, if no one objects. Classic rock, a good fit for a road trip. 

"How far are we driving?" He asks when that's all set up. He'd said 'several hours' yesterday, but that's not very specific. 

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"We are going to drive about an hour in this rental, and then take one or more cargo trucks the rest of the way. Do you need anything?"

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He shrugs, "Not really."

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Jamie nudges him, "Tell us more about where we're going? What's your family's home like?"

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"It's very nice. We have a huge property at the edge of the forest. We have a pool and sauna."

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Felix turns to the twins. "They also have eight bedrooms, attached bathrooms with a bathtub each too. A library. A home theater with a screen that slides down by control remote. Plus a gym. There is also an guest house, where their governess lives with the security team. Oh, and did they get around to rebuilding the greenhouse?"

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"Yes. Should I have elaborated further?"

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He laughs, "I guess so! Is the forest available for wandering around in?" He can maybe restrain himself if not, but he can't imagine why it wouldn't be. 

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"Governess?" Alex asks, eyebrows raised. 

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"Oh, yes. I don't remember the exact laws around it, but you can walk around the forest. Felix misused the term. She is our housekeeper. And former nanny. Since dad had five boys as close to each other as he could he and my stepmom needed the extra help."

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"And you said I underplayed my grandparents' house."

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Servants. That's... bizarre, given the background they come from. Solid reasoning, though. 

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"Can I fly around the forest, though? Since you guys live on Earth."

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"You can, yeah. There aren't that many people around. Uh, the forest is also where the monsters come from, but the perimeter where they manifest is marked and there are alarms. The security team that Felix mentioned is more about monitoring them and the people comings and goings than us. We don't need a security team."

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"The ones the vault makes? How many relatives do you need bound to it before that stops happening?"

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Temple sighs. "At least ten more people, but it can easily be twenty. Not counting you guys and the ones that we mentioned that didn't decide to join. Some of the problem is that the people who knew how to operate thing are dead. But each new relative helps a bit more."

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