#anywhere

"I want to see my wife." Stubbornly.

"Ask Tylar and Velvet to come to me, please."

"Tylar is right outside, no can do on Velvet" he says

"Why not?" He tests his feet.

"She's stealing evidence that you all were at the hospital" He says "Oh you should have seen her eyes light up! Dying people all around, souls ready to slip, and her skills put to the test- your squire sluagh is an odd duck but she's game to help."

He sighs. "Well. I bet she'll enjoy it." He stands. "Ok, Tylar then. Ask him in."

Tylar comes in "Hello, Sir. I brought a meal."

"Thank you, I'll have some. I need clothes. Transportation would be good too, but I'll settle for clothes."

"Yes sir," he says

"Ah, he's not allowed to go," The Thane says "Regent's orders..kind of. ANd definitely Steward's"

"Understood, Thane Oswald. I'll watch him here."

"Yeah? Cool. I'll get that X Box" THane Oswald says and slips out "Stay right there, please sir scribe sir. Thanks again, Squire"

Once OSwald is gone "Sir, I apologize. I may have done a bad thing."

"Certainly, if you're not getting me clothes. I have to go to Coradel."

"I know ,that's the bad thing I did. Apparently sparkplugs were taken out of the spare car? I stole them back.. I know I shouldn't have done it.. stealing is wrong... but I figured you might not agree, and YOU are my liege so.." He offers the sparkplug

August grins. "Thank you, Tylar. I appreciate it's a tough choice. Can you get me clothes? Or at least, get me -to- my clothes?"

"Oh yes sir, got those in my pack. I hope jogging clothes are okay? The folded better"

"I can get another suit if you prefer?"

"No, work out gear is fine. I'm mostly healed but a little stiff, still. Let's go." He dresses and they head out to reinstate the spark plug.

"Sir, we can't just walk.. we should use a secret passage. Otherwise Thane Oswald might try to tackle you"

"You know of a secret passage?"

"Yes sir, well, Velvet knows of them better than I do. I suspect Miss Zara as well. This used to be an Eiluned hold. But the Fiona one has had an influence.. lot of bedrooms connected now "Blush "This way to the one I do know"

A long-suffering sigh and August follows his squire.

And they move through... they do hear things now and then...

"Of course I think you're special.. I mean, you're hung like a centaur"

"The safety word is Jigglypuff"

and yet another area "And THAT is why Han shot first."

But they come out at another area. And slip by...

August blushes a bit, but perhaps not as much as he once would have.

And as they step out, they hear "oh, yes, I just got word from the Regent, her mother is being tended to by Emma... Bach dion sent her over. Door is locked and all"

August perks up at this, glancing to Tylar to see if he heard it too.

"I heard it sir, it might be she's here safe and sound..want me to ask the other boggans?"

"Please." Softly. "If she's here, and safe, I can go focus on Magnus."

And it takes a bit, but yesd, within 10 minutes, August learns "She's here. Sir Bachdion remains at the hospital, he's going to steal magnus away as soon as the surgery is done. Oh.. his wife is there"

August takes a deep breath, some tension draining away. "Good. Ok." He ponders. "I want to see him... but...." He glances down the hall towards where his wife lays.

"Maybe... just a bit later."

"Yes, my lord. We don't have to tell them we have the sparkplug" The squire says.

(End scene.. sort of for now)