Hushed Willows Taking on the day

Sunny had left the kids sleeping, or so he had thought. He had gone off to patrol one last time for the night and had come back to hear Steph's voice filled with passion. He paused and listener intently, slowing his steps so he had time to catch most of what was said. His eyes first fell to his daughter who looked enraptured and then to Steph who looked like a kid caught doing something bad. His eyes glimmered with amusement and he looked at them, coming closer and sitting down "Are we telling bedtime stories? Okay...I got one" he said warmly and slid to his belly, playfully lunging for his daughter and if allowed, pulling her to snuggle against him.

"One time when I was your age Minnow, I was hanging out with a girl who i considered my best friend, her name was Keoni. We were exploring and there was this ginormous icicle hanging from a tree. Well I went right for it and instead of investigating with my eyes i used my tongue and got stuck. It was embarrassing" he told the story with equal parts embarrassment and equal parts good humor.