"You sure we should leave her with them?" Claire whispered to Jim as she carefully scooped up their sleeping daughter from her cradle. "I know it's only for a few hours, but what if something happens while we're gone?"

"I left them specific instructions on what to do if something happens to her." Jim assured her as he looked down at their daughter with a smile. "Besides, she'll be happy to see them again, especially Agate."

Claire smiled, recalling the small but ever so curious troll whelp of Draal and Nomura who took an immediate liking to little Laura since her first visit to Trollmarket a week after her birth. Jim told her that whenever he went down to Trollmarket the little whelp would always ask where the baby was and if she was old enough to play with properly.

"Come on, or we'll be late for our anniversary dinner reservation." Jim whispered as he grabbed the soft green baby bag that contained everything they believed was necessary for Laura when they would go out or if they were leaving her with either of their parents while Claire quickly wrapped up the sleeping child in a little blue blanket. Laura gave a yawn and blinked her eyes before giving her mother a gummy smile.

"Sleep well mi amor?" Claire asked her daughter as the baby reached up to touch her chin with her soft and tiny fingers. "Ready to see your troll uncles?" Laura responded with an excited gurgle and clapped her tiny hands.

"Guess that's a yes." Jim chuckled. "Come on, let's go."

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"...and if she gets cranky hand just give her a bottle or her doll." Jim said as he handed off his daughter and the baby bag to Blinky. "If you're having any trouble just call us or ask Notenrique for help, he normally babysits her."

"And I am pretty good at it if I do say so myself." Notenrique said from atop of Aarrgggh. Laura cooed and gurgled excitedly at the sound of her troll uncle's voice and the changeling smiled. "See? She really does love me, I'm her favorite uncle!"

"Well she hasn't gotten a chance to be acquainted with us, so perhaps she'll find a new favorite." Blinky scoffed and held the infant out to Aarrgggh to allow him to see. The giant troll lowered his head and gave the baby a sniff, earning a giggle from her.

"Smell nice." He announced, quite pleased with his discovery.

"Just wait until she soils herself, it's not pleasant." Claire laughed and Notenrique gagged. "Well, see you guys later! Take care of Laura!"

"I don't get why they haven't came to us for babysitting before, we know how to care for whelps!" Blinky muttered. "Aarrgggh and I practically raised Draal!"

"Perhaps it's because you know how to care for troll whelps, not human whelps." Notenrique suggested as he climbed down from Aarrgggh and leapt onto Blinky's head. "And for someone who was raised in a human household as a baby for several weeks, I know everything there is to caring about children."

"And how many times has Master Jim and Claire asked you to care for Laura?" Blinky asked.

"Ever since she popped out of the womb, whenever the Nuñez family and Barbra was too busy." The changeling replied as Laura began to fuss. "And I practically speak baby, Laura wants her bottle."

"Right, bottle!" Blinky transferred the fussing toddler to Aarrgggh's hand and began going through the bag Jim had handed him. "

"Clear plastic bottle with a rubber nipple at the top. And a metal canister." Notenrique instructed as Blinky was digging through the bag for the objects. "Oh for crying out loud..." The changeling pulled the bag away and pulled out a plastic bottle and a small metal cannister. "Now normally I'd feed her this when she's fussy, but she likes coffee more."

"You mean that brown liquid Jim drinks when he's tired?" Blinky asked in surprise. "Do all humans consume this drink?"

"Mainly adults, but I have tasted it and gave to to Laura plenty of times." Notenrique replied as he removed the lid of the cannister and began to carefully pour it's soft white powdery contents into the bottle. "But Claire caught me feeding it to her and made me swear not to do it again or she'll send me to the artic, via shadow staff portal."

He then pulled out a metal thermos bottle and opened it to find water inside. "Next you pour some warm water into the bottle, shake it up until it's nicely mixed and you feed it to the baby." Notenrique finished as he shook up the bottle and turned to Aarrgggh when he noticed something horrifying. "Where's the baby?"

Aarrgggh looked down at his arms in surprise and Blinky gave out a panicked yelp.

"You lost the baby!" Notenrique shrieked.

"Did not!" Aarrgggh retorted as he looked around him in panic.

"Perhaps she managed to crawl out of Aarrgggh's arms and walked off?" Blinky suggested.

"How could she if she's barely getting the hang of crawling?!" Notenrique yelled angrily and glared at Aarrgggh.

"L-lets just find her and hope she hasn't gotten herself into a dangerous situation!" Blinky suggested as he scooped up the baby bag and slung it over one shoulder. "Come on! We have a baby to search for!"