#hlb.

"Shh, shh."

Baby Rosa might have been an NPC, but she responded exactly the way most babies would have.  Her cries mimicked plenty of the ones Levi had heard in the busy sidewalks and department stores of New York - all that was missing was a mother telling the baby to simmer down while she tried to haggle.  There was no mother to calm the baby down while she attempted to get a discount;  Levi had to step in.

"Shhh, it's okay, Rosa," Levi pulled the upset infant closer to him, gently bringing her to his chest.  He rocked her back and forth gently;  a gentle smile came to him as he watched her settle into a soft calmness.  Even if baby Rosa was a NPC, she still elicited that same warm feeling babies did.  "There you go," Levi spoke to the now relaxed infant, "See, everything's going to be alright."

With baby Rosa now calmed and quiet, Levi looked up to see where his current quest partner was headed.  With Swynden being their destination, Levi hoped that this trip wouldn't lead into the night.  Traveling at night, even in a group was a dangerous, dangerous task.  He looked up for a split second.  The sun was still high, so they had a good few hours to get there but he wanted to make sure they could there faster.  If they were attacked, Levi would be hindered.  As cute as babies were, they would be terrible during attacks.