Stone Circle needless to say, I keep her in check

She reminded him gently that it was only his home they were at now. Some day Nikai hoped they would have a home that would truly feel theirs, together, and not flitting between his home and hers. He smiled lightly when Alya joked about her worried father. Couldn't they have visited Easthollow? Nikai wasn't entirely convinced, but he also understood why she needed to see her family again.

Alya continued to argue that she would be able to freshly start as Easthollow member if she got a whiff of home. Though Nikai was unsure if that was how it worked, he nodded in agreement. Alright, alright. We'll visit over summer, and then we'll return here. He almost said 'home' but corrected himself in time. He hoped this could be her home in time, but it seemed now was not yet that time.