Taning walked beside Yulia, hands in mage-robe pockets (Tohru had insisted that if he was to learn about being a better mage, he had to dress the part. Hikaru Shinta's influence, no doubt). He would have preferred to be talking to his companion, but he understood that 1) Yulia wasn't one for small talk, and 2) he didn't have anything useful to say anyway.

He snuck a glance at her and saw her watching the children, with what could probably pass for a pensive expression on her face. He gently nudges her with a shoulder.

"What about the kids are you thinking about?"