As the sandy colt asks his big question both resident Helovian women seem lost in thought.  Tiamat, of course, responds first saying that she does not know his hoped for mentor.  The boy looks just a little down cast at this but he brightens up again when the blue lady suggests teaching him too.

"Oooo... yes, yes! Please!  Pat come Basin, next adventure, see lights, find Teeea, learn all the things!"

As before, the winged woman is offering her answer without much pause.  Pat turns his blue eyes to her.  She too does not know the mentioned Sun Physician but she is quick to express a desire to meet her and that is pounced upon as happily as Tiamat's offer of lessons.

"Yes! Gold-crown like, talk 'bout gathering things.  Leeea come to home with Pat? Maybe meet Pop too..."

    Oh! Lessons are one of my favorite things. I think only gathering is higher on my list. I hadn't expected to be offered them that easily.  Sooo going to take her up on it too.  I wonder if she will be surprised when I show up at her door step.  I will have to find a way to bring Ko along though, she just has to see those lights!

I am happy that Lyanna seems so interested in meeting Najya even if I am confused that neither mare knows her.  It just seems to me that everyone should know Najya... though now that I think about it, I am not sure why.  Well, anyone who wants to meet her can totally come back home with me.

This is the point at which, with the encouragement of both healers, his attention focuses completely on the new comer.  The boy does in fact manage to worm his way in under the flowery vines and, thankfully, the large woman seems to find this amusing rather than annoying.  He even manages to get a smile and a friendly nudge out of her, imagine that!  Patrick's grin mirror's the one on the mare's own face for a second before he backs up again.  His small, horned head nods sharply at the next words.

"Good! Teeego no be afeared.  Edge nice, Basin nice, Throat nice too! Ummm... Throat have much water, much sand, big old tree, big gate-guard, magic bridge... all good."

Apparently he felt it wasn't fair to leave his own home with no description among all these stories.  He falls silent and still after this final enthusiastic speech however.  There he stands, having migrated back towards the middle of the group, simply looking from one adult to another with questioning eyes. What next?