Broken Boulder with a faery, hand in hand

alarian is avoiding him -- again -- he's not stupid. it's better than before given they usually sleep together but still, he suspects they need to have another talk about Feelings. this particular morning he doesn't mind the governor bolting out of his arms at the earliest waking moment, since it gives him a chance to rouse himself and head over to the den to check on the children. solomon seems to be going through a wandering phase -- it gives him anxiety, what else is new, but he lets her roam, trailing behind her with @Brilliance in tow (and possibly @Mali, if the boy takes him up on the offer to explore outside). 

he lets solomon get ahead of him a bit, stumbling onto the scene too late to do much but freeze, watching his look-alike stumble her way into a mysterious ring of mushrooms. the air here feels -- magic and strange and makes delight tense immediately. he does not want to go in the circle. looking between alarian and the other man he hasn't met yet, he calls tersely for his daughter: "hey, come out of there, sol...!"