A Section Of Rocky Bits On The Beach, Friday Afternoon/Evening

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Gwynn was sitting on an outcropping of rocks on the beach as she watched the water. She was graduating from Fandom high tomorrow -- and she still had no idea what she was going to do after that. The glimpes of potential children and then becoming a wee one herself (again) hadn't made things any clearer

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Phillip stood up on the cliff watching Gwynn for several long momenst before he disappeared to walk down to where she was sitting. It never failed to amaze him how she seemed to grow more beautiful each time he saw her, and he had to admit that he really liked that she was growing her hair out long. He suited her much better.

Not that he would ever tell her that to her face. He happened to like all of his parts attached, thank you very much.

He stopped several feet from her, noticing that there was a serious expression on her face as she stared out over the ocean.

"You know, there are many dangers for a woman on the beach."

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It was only Gwynn's training that kept her from falling off of the rocks in surprise at the voice. She turned towards him and she couldn't hide the smile that crossed her face when she saw him.

"But none for a man?"

He moved a couple of steps closer. "I'm bigger and stronger."

"But no faster nor more clever."

"Definitely faster."

Gwynn laughed as she stood up on the rocks to look down on him. "So you would agree that I'm the more clever?"

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Phillip laughed, jogging to stand beneath the rocks and look up at her.

"Considering how wrong I was proved the last time we had this conversation, I would have to concede that you are the more clever of us." He bowed to her and then grinned. "Hullo, Gwynn. It's good to see you looking so well."

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Other girls might have teased him and asked him if that meant that she didn't look well at other times. That was not Gwynn's style.

Instead she hopped down off the rocks and hugged him.

"It's good to see you, Phillip."

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If Gwynn was surprised to see Phillip, she was going to be even more surprised to see the two figures that were now making their way down the beach towards where the two friends were talking.

Robin had to stop to make sure that it was indeed his daughter he was seeing.

"Beautiful just like her mother," Will whispered.

Robin cleared his throat and pitched his voice so that Gwynn would hear them.

"What does a traveling man have to do to get a greeting from a fair maiden?"

Will shook his head.

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Gwynn looked at Phillip who shrugged and then she looked at her father and Uncle as she stood up from the rocks.

"There is no fair maiden here, but this warrior will give you a good greeting and look elsewhere to find you the maiden you seek."

It was possible that she couldn't quite hide her surprise at seeing them.

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"Don't mess this chance up," Will murmured to Robin as he went around him to hug the young woman who was as much his niece as her father was his brother.

"Hello, Gwynn. Did we make it on time?"

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After Gwynn hugged Will, she turned to look at her father. Robin pulled her into a hug and then smiled over her shoulder at Phillip before looking back down at her. It was very good to see his daughter. He just wished that she didn't looked so surprised to see him.

Did she really think that he would have missed her celebration for anything?

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It should have been of no surprise that Froderick was the last to arrive. He had been insistent on making sure their hotel rooms were secured for all of them before he set out to find Gwynn.

And look, there she was.

"Gwynn!"

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"Froderick!"

And that was Gwynn tackling her oldest friend. "You came!"