Josh feels a bit silly but he still speaks up. "A woman that could tell me the future once told me I would spend the rest of my life alone and wandering the streets but I found Henry and Avalon," he murmurs softly. "So...something changed," he says, not mentioning it was just a fortune teller.

"Umm. Okay...I feel embarrassed for asking this but...what does a Feartail even look like? And it's reptillian, right?"

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Avona just.. looks dumbfounded. Really. This is all such a crazy concept for her to wrap her head around that she is speechless! Sunsinger understands though, and he rubs at his wife's back, his expression gentle as he looks at her. "It's okay honey." he says softly. "It's just a difference of cultures, and one we should respect."

Looking to the boys, he then offers them a place to sit as he says "And yes, Josh, the Feartail is reptilian. Much like what you call dinosaurs on Earth only.. not prehistoric."

While they all get settled and are served a meal, Sunsinger goes over what is known of the Feartail, reviewing the favored territories and food, and habitats and habits for the boys.

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Henry pays close attention during the description, asking occasional pertinent questions and noting thoughts on strategies.

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"I'm sorry," Josh squeaks quickly when he sees the reaction from Avalon's mother. He edges slightly behind Ava and shifts from foot to foot.

The healer pays close attention to everything Sunsinger tells them. He's still a little uncomfortable about the whole thing but he doesn't let it show. "So a really big, flying lizard..." he murmurs, looking up thoughtfully. That makes it slightly easier to find.

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Really, Avalon's parents are rather easy to get along with. Sunsinger is gregarious and friendly and a wonderful storyteller, while Avona is mostly quiet and seems to live with her head off in the clouds. Even though Sunsinger doesn't have any powers (like his wife or son) he seems to be a good reader of people and does what he can to put Avalon's friends at ease as much as he can. Really, there is only so much information that one can learn in a night, and even with the cooking hearth burns low, and Avona has gone on to bed, he stays up with the boys, trying to settle their nerves. Avalon's especially. Then again, Avalon is the one who looks like he might jump out of his own skin with anxiety at any moment.

The ight draws long and eventually he sends them to bed. Day and night run longer on Starhaven than they do on Earth, and so the boys still have plenty of time to rest - and they will need it. He doesn't even blink when all three end up back in the small cozy room that Avalon long ago claimed as his own.

Once within the room, Ava locks the door behind them and starts stripping off his clothes, uncertain that he will be able to sleep but knowing that he needs to. He doesn't bother with dressing again, and crawls into the bed and pulls the covers up to his chin, watching Josh and Henry with big owlish eyes.

"All will be well." he says softly to himself, repeating it again, clinging to the core statement of his Corps to keep his heart from hammering out of his chest.

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Henry throws his arms around Avalon, holding him tight against his chest.

"We'll make all be well. Because if it isn't, we'll kick its ass into shape."

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Josh does the same from the other side.

"Yeah," he chirps in. "We'll do it, Ava."

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Ava just burries his face in whomever is closest and closes his eyes, hiding from the world. He's shivering, though not badly.. just now and again. "I'm so glad that I have you guys. I think that I'd be so scared I'd be crying right now if I was having to go this alone.." he confides. "When I was fifteen I wasn't this scared, but then again when I was fifteen I didn't have so much to loose."

He draws in a deep breath, then tries to explain "By passing this rite, you both can become part of my family.. And I want that more than anything. It's really important to me, and I know it's kind of silly for it to be so important.. but it is!"

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"If it's important to you, then it's important to me," Henry states simply. "Betting the same is true for Josh. So we'll do this."

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"It is," Josh confirms. "Rest, Ava. Sleep. You too, Henry," he says.

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It takes a bit more snuggling and a couple of kisses here and there for Ava to finally settle down and drift off to sleep. Once he does however, its the deep, dreamless sleep of pure exhaustion - and it's a good thing too. There's no telling when the three of them will have another good night's sleep until this is all said and done with.

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Henry waits until Ava's asleep in his arms. He gently strokes the Blue Lantern's hair, then looks up at Josh, nods softly, then settles down and closes his eyes.

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