Brin blinked, and looked at Ally, obviously confused. Ally was just as baffled as the little girl though. "Well... let's go see what's wrong..." she murmured.
Brin nodded and followed her, although when they got upstairs she race to the room and stopped at the end of the bed. "Teo?"

Teo sniffed and shook his head. He didn't want to talk. He pulled the covers up more over him and closed his eyes tight. "No."

Brin frowned deeper and moved closer to him. "Teo what's wrong?" she whispered. "Please?"

Teo sniffed and looked up. "Those mean...people." He sobbed a little inbetween. "They put food on a hook and that's how they got me!" He shook his head and hid back under the pillow. "Don't catch the fish that way!"

Ally blinked and slowly slipped away, going to her and Rei's room. "Rei... I think we have a problem," she said quietly.

***

Brin frowned a bit and nodded. "Alright," she whispered. "We won't catch the fish..."

Rei frowned and zipped up the bag. "What? What's going on?" He asked softly.

***

Teo nodded and sniffed, looking up to Brin. "You promise?" He asked softly. "Please? Please promise." He sat up and wiped he cheeks.

Ally sighed. "Brin explained fishing to Teo," she said quietly. "And he had a panic attack. Apparently he got kidnapped that way..."

***

Brin nodded quickly and hugged him tight. "I promise."

Rei frowned. "With a hook?" he asked. "Alright, well..." He got up and shook his head. "Let's see what that's about." He murmured.

Teo hugged Brin tight and shook his head. "Poor fish." she whispered softly.

Ally frowned a bit and stepped aside so he could led the way back to the kids.
Brin was still hugging Teo and nodding. "I know," she whispered.

Rei walked in. "Teo." He said softly.
Teo looked up before burying his head in Brin's shoulder.
"Teo, boy." He whispered. "Is everything all right?"
Teo shook his head but used Brin as a shield.

Brin looked up at Rei for a moment. "He doesn't want to catch the fish," she said quietly. "There were these really bad people.. and they caught Teo with food on a string..."

Rei frowned softly. These kids had seen so much. "Alright---we---won' go today. Alright?" He asked softly. "Let's go see the faerie mother and then we'll be on our way."

Ally frowned a bit behind them. She knew they needed the fish... But maybe she could go to the river while Rei took the kids to the Faerie Mother...
Brin smiled softly up at Rei and nodded.

Rei nodded slowly and managed a small smile. There was so much about these kids' pasts that were unknown, but hopefully things would unravel. Eventually.

Ally glanced at Rei. "Well... we should still get going, right?" she asked softly.
Brin smiled and nodded, giving Teo a squeeze. "We can still go see the Faerie Lady, right Teo?"