Riddick slowly became conscious as the smell of food and the laughter of children made its way to him. He opened his eyes and looked around momentarily forgetting where he was. Oh yeah, the land of the dead. That would probably explain why Carolyn's soft body was lying on her stomach and he had his legs thrown over hers, practically lying on top of her. He shook his head, something about this woman made him determined to protect her. He kissed the bare shoulder peaking out at him and then eased his way off of her. Grabbing his clothes he made his way to the bath. He would let her sleep until he had a chance to speak with Vaako about burying the girl today.
As he entered the living area he saw the Elemental sitting at the dining table eating breakfast while the two little girls were using their guard as a horse. Riddick stood watching with his arms crossed against his chest. As the guard turned, he saw Riddick in mid-buck and scrambled to get the girls off of him.
Standing quickly he gave a slight bow, "Forgive me Lord Marshal. We did not intend to wake you."
He waved him off taking a chair across from the Elemental who was quietly watching. "Call me Riddick." The guard nodded and moved to the door taking back up his post. The girls had become suddenly shy and simply stood there watching him.
"Ziza, come here," he told the little girl who made her way to him.
"Hello, Riddick," she said in a soft voice.
He inspected this creature that he was now responsible for. He looked over at Aereon but she only smirked at him. "Have you been having fun this morning?" He finally asked her.
The little girl giggled. "Oh yes, Sulaco gives the best horsey rides!" Riddick turned and saw the soldier in question with a wide grin on face.
Aereon finally stood, holding out her hand to the little girl. "Let's get you some breakfast shall we? Rory, while I'm making you a plate why don't you come introduce yourself."
"Yes, Grandmother," the girl replied, slowly making her way towards Riddick.
She stopped within a few steps of him and he spent a moment looking her over. "What's your name little one?" He asked softly.
"Aurora, but everyone calls me Rory"
"Do you know who I am?" he asked.
She smiled sweetly and it was like looking at a miniature Carolyn. "You're my Daddy," she told him like it was the most natural thing in the world. And to her it was.