#anywhere

"Firnost? That's worse" The Eiluned winces

"Oh, Caesar...."

"Yeah..but she came through this trod to here so I think she might at least have passed through here. Oh you should see her... her hair flows like a halo, and her eyes.. oh my god her eyes" Caeser says

"What colors? Hair and eyes?"

"Her hair was brown, but not ordinary brown, this was like silk trees of deepest oak. And her eyes were golden stars"

Brunettes are not rare, but the eyes are odd

"Did you see a house symbol? " The Eiluned asks Caesar

"House? who cares man... I LOVE Her, politics doesn't matter" The big man protests

"It could help us find her." August says gently.

"oh" He says trying to wrack his brain now taht there's a reason "We'll we've GOT to find her"

"Sir, what ingredients would you need, if they were in season?" Turning to the Eiluned while Caesar frets.

"Feather from a spring bird, fuzz from a young stag's antler... let me find the list while he tries to remembers if there were house colors or what not" The Seer gets to work

"A flower that only blooms in the spring" The seer says "Oh this could be a pain. People never get vacinated until it's too late."

August exhales, brow furrowed.... "What ... if... we could, ah, find somewhere... it -is- Spring?"

"There are spring arts that can do that. I believe Steward Delores practices it." The seer ponders

"You know guys? I'm sure she's the perfect woman for me, I just need to know WHO she is so I can promise to love her for all time..." Caesar says happily

"Uh huh..." The Seer sighs "Yeah, that's settling in. THought of what she was wearing yet?"

"Oh no...." August mutters.

"Caesar, please? Don't ... ah, think about.... nevermind."

"Think about what? Her lips? the curves of her body? " Caesar sighs wistfully "Her eyes. Oh myh god our kids will be beautiful"

"Feel free to slap him if you think it will help," The seer says to August

"It won't." He sighs, the sound of a man who knows Love.

"I suppose you'd know... you know, I date someone, I don't gush for hours" The Seer says

"He didn't date her. He -saw- her."

"Oh but I've got to treat her to a nice place, some really nice classy place" The SATYR says "Maybe the Emberclub. I mean, she's got to meet mom sometime"

"Caesar, focus. Cupid, remember?"

"Oh geez right sorry" He slaps himself "Let's see, she had this gown, glorious.. it was dark, but the colors looked..."

"Red. It was red, a ball gown... but I didn't see another color, I mean, no silver or gold if you were hoping for a house sign"

"Darn. Ok. A red ball gown... Not much of a clue?" He looks to Almandine.

"No rule saying sidhe are confined to house colors only, so yes, Sir August is right- Not much of a clue. mm might help the guards..oh of course! You say she left Firnost and came here?"

"Yeah" Caesar says "WHy?"

"She came here? You followed her here? Ah."

"No I didn't, but she took the trod that leads here?" He explains

"Ahem," The Eiluned says "Scribe, do you have a copy of the records the thanes keep? They have a guard at the trod at all time. Maybe they reported someone in a red dress passing through?"

"Sure!" August bounces out of the room, on the hunt.

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He returns.

"i'm just saying why would I want to be cu.." Sputter "Would you stop spraying me with water?" Caesar says testily

"Works on cats" A snort from the Eiluned then "Oh thank the dreaming you've returned"

Slightly out of breath, August presents the records and reports........

Alamandine takes it and opens it "Come on, Rollo... tell me you kept records..." He flips through ... sorting

August watches, catching his breath; he glances at Caesar.

A passage is found and he reads "6:10 Armadillo Pooka with a cowboy hat came through. Looks like a douche. I could kick his ass. Had a six gun. Told him to keep the safety on ... " He reads the next "7:30 Eshu, had more perfume on him than Amsterdam hooker... could kick his ass too. Asked directions in Jefferson City for some story telling club. Told him what I knew, watched him. No trouble " The Eiluned sighs "I'm sensing a trend forming. THen nothing until.. ah! 9:45 Sidhe Lady, no weapons obvious though red ball gown could have hidden a lot. Asked if I could help her. She said she was merely passing through to County seat. Seemed to know the way. In the interest of sexual equality, I could have kicked her ass too"

August sighs. "Ok, so we need to work a bit with the Thanes...."

"If this ROLLO touches a hair on her head..." Caesar growls.. and gets squirted "Will you STOP that?"

"Rollo is a gentle man, he won't hurt her." Soothingly.

"Rollo is something" Wryly goes the Seer, "But clearly not a sexist."

"The County seat?" August ponders.

"Our Aesin overlord, co shares with our sluagh countess?" The seer reminds

"Yes, I remember." Dryly.

"Right, so I need to go there" The satyr stands up