Four year old Alix made tea as Nanny helped her. And by saying that, we mean that Nanny was really doing all of the work.
"Don't touch that burner!" Nanny hollered. Or, "That kettle is hot Wolf-child! Here, let me do it..."
At least Alix was able to carry the tea set out into the parlor where her father was having a meeting with a Skeith and Grarrl; a tax collector and warrior, respectively.
"That is why I would like for your services in this new city, Gordos and Torakor." Altador told the Skeith and Grarrl, finishing what had been a very moving proposition. "It is your choice, of course."
"Here's tea and cookies if you want them sirs." Alixandrea announced, putting the tea tray on a table in between Altador and the two visitors.
"Thank you Alixandrea." Altador thanked, casually reaching to a cookie. The guests did the same, but not without commenting on Alix before she left the room.
"Who is this child Altador?" the Skeith asked. "She is too young to be working as your housemaid, I hope."
"Never Gordos!" Altador laughed. "This is my daughter, Alixandrea. She had asked to make tea for the meeting, I had not told her to do anything."
"Nanny did most of it." Alix told her father scornfully and making a disgusted face. The men let out a hearty laugh as they started to fully enjoy the tea and cookies Alix and Nanny had made.
. . . . .
Directly in the morning after the new guests had left, Altador and his daughter prepared for a journey out to someplace near Meridell.
"Where are we going Daddy?" Alixandrea asked, rubbing her eyes since it was still dark out.
"I'm going to show you that there can always be a light in the darkness."
Nanny was coming with them, for Alix's sake and safety. Bogger to that, Alixandrea decided, all Nanny's good for is a nag or three. But Nanny knew how to keep Alix under her belt, that much Alix could figure any day.
The trio came to the small town around noontime (Altador and Nanny both were amazed at how well they had traveled) and Altador located a small house with only a door to show for the outside world. Altador knocked on the door, but no one opened it. But there was a sudden rustle behind them, as if someone was running really fast. Alix noticed it right away, but her father and nanny hadn't. Suddenly, Alix felt a tug and Nanny exclaimed,
"My necklace!"
Altador looked at Nanny to find that, indeed, her necklace was gone. Not that the thing was very valuable, but it looked like it though.
Next thing the trio heard was a crash and the sound of a Neopet being knocked out. Then a Neopet (a Techo to be exact) appeared from the alleyway, holding Nanny's necklace.
"Is this yours ma'am?" the Techo asked kindly, a little bit shyly. Nanny, slightly petrified, nodded and took back her necklace when the Techo handed it to her.
"Are you the hero they call Kelland?" Altador asked as the Techo prepared to leave. The Techo looked surprised.
"A hero? How am I a hero?" the Techo asked. Altador smiled and told the Techo the tale of how the Lupe had a dream to build a city and he needed a Council of Twelve to follow behind to keep every detail in check.
"Why do you want me?" the Techo asked. Alix knew the answer to this one.
"There is always light in the darkness." the young Lupe informed the older Techo.