[Kitarun]

The cousin giggled and nodded, knowing all too well that Kellan was right. MArius smiled, and Rellana... Well, she was not impressed, to say the least.

Jei watched his brother go, and, though he knew he should go and pack as well, stayed at the table, chatting with his uncle and the elder of his two cousins a bit longer. By the time they finished their conversation, it was quite late, and his mother had already sent the girls off to bed.

Yawning slightly, Jei smiled and gave his uncle a hug as they both got up from the table. "I'll see you in the morning, then." He said, his uncle replying in kind, and Jei headed for his room to begin packing what he thought he might need for the next two months. Limiting the amount of clothing in his bags- for who needed a million and one outfits for just two months?- he made sure to pack a few formal outfits along with his everyday clothing. Then, bag in hand, he snuck off to the library, pleased to find their pile of books still on the table he and Kellan had been working at earlier. He slipped several of the more important tomes into his bag, glancing around nervously. It would do him no good to get caught. Making sure he had the notes he'd written down earlier as well, he headed back to his room, and changed for bed, laying down even though he knew it wouldn't be an easy night. While excited, his stomach was in knots over the idea of being away from home so long.