"Well, nobody said it would be easy." Hal mumbled.

"But I admit, from all I've seen and heard, he seems to be doing quite well, supplemented by this new information you've given me." he commented further.

"..." he was then silent, looking over towards Lunet and Liv.

'And those two seem to be getting along wonderfully." he commented.

"I had a feeling a friend her own age would really help Lunet."

"Fair enough." Hal responded.

"Good to let them know what's going on, wholly." he reasoned. "But it really seems like the two have hit it off rather famously." he commented, crossing his arms over his chest.

"..." he was then silent, thinking about something.

"...I admit, if the Council deems Ty not fit, or if he screws this up, I'M making a move to take Lunet in." he whispered to Angela.

"Yes, I'D be a single parent as well, but... I would be able to provide quite nicely for her, I like to think."

Hal just smirked.

"Fair point." he responded.

"And I'd have no issues taking the girls if you ever need a break, or if Ty ends up needing one, or whatever." he said. "Heck, if your sitter ever cancels suddenly, I'll step in for them and help." he offered.

"And good! Good to hear on Ty!" he started... pausing again and laughing.

"I remember the days of Zeke constantly being sent to your wing." he recalled. "Man... the things he would do to see you. Except actually ADMIT he wanted to see you."

"Yeah, Liv can be a real troublemaker." Hal agreed.

He then paused and thought about something.

"What about the fae that live outside your home?" he asked.

"I never asked about it, but have they revealed themselves to Lunet yet?" he asked her.

"And if so, how'd that go?"

"That makes sense." Hal responded.

"Most fae are generally a bit on the skittish side, and don't like revealing themselves to anyone." he said.

"But I was just curious." he then told her.

"I'm just happy that Lunet and Liv and getting along." he admitted.

"It's nice to see Lunet opening up to someone."

Hal shook his head.

"If Ty didn't have his heart set on it, I'd say you can adopt her if you felt you could handle it." he said.

"But if he fails this, then perhaps you can. If I don't snag her." he then laughed.

"But still. It's good she has a friend close to her own age now." he went on.

"Hell, odds are she and her will spend a decent amount of time together here in daycare." he reasoned. "I'm willing to bet you'll be utilising this service a bit going forward." he continued.

"Not have to rely on your sitter constantly."

"I can agree with that." Hal responded.

"They can interact with each other, and the other children here." he continued.

"And I believe I've found some good people to work here as well." he then told her.

"Overall, this should shape up to be a very good resource to utilise." he commented, pausing again.

"And my apologies it's taken THIS long..."

"You do that, then." Hal said, as the two of them walked over towards Liv and Lunet.

"Hi, girls." he greeted them with a smile.

"Just came to see how you both were doing." he told them.

"What do you think?" he asked.

"Like this new area?" he asked further.

Hal laughed a little in response.

"Good to hear." he said.

"I hope you're doing well too, Lunet." he then said to the other girl, as Angela started to get them ready to go.

He then sighed, and shook his head slightly.

"See you all later." he told them.

"Let me know if there's anything I can ever do."

He looked over towards her, and cracked his back slightly.

"Some ice water would be lovely." he told her.

"Feeling a little on the parched side." he admitted.

"Anything that will quench a thirst, essentially." he added with a light chuckle, as he shelfed some books on the bottom of a bookshelf.

"I'm amazed you still even HAVE some of these texts." he then commented. "As interesting as 'Gnome Dueling Etiquette' is, is it REALLY something that's... well... relevant?" he asked her.