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Bancroft looks confused. Then again, he doesn't know.

Emmit raises a brow as he realizes there is someone on the scene he cannot scry.

Brekke almost says something, but the clamps her jaw shut, and her grip on Frank's hand tightens.

mutters they can't make out... is this cipher spreaking?

"Oath? No no... no need, quite the contrary...I mean to reward you." The noble shadow says. And another shadow comes out , flatter, weaker, mortal..

"While balefires are pleasant, you seem a girl who enjoys things raw and wriggling... crack this mortal open, ravage him... I've grown bored, and you'll find his energy delicious. It will restore you from what you've spent and later, I will show you how to REALLY get the most from a mortal."

"....no...."

Frank's grip tightens crushingly.

"What is going on?" Bancroft whispers "Why is this... " He eyes the two trolls confusion in his eyes

A dismissive gesture to Bancroft, demanding silence, while she stares at the image with an agonized expression.

The mortal shadow shivers as the flickering nothing moves towards him. Then...

The mortal is dragged back by his hair (? hard to be sure) before the lady, there are echoes of laughter and then...

"We must stop this. Emmit, how can we STOP THIS?!"

"Only one I can affect is the pig pooka. " Emmit says "I might be able to fuddle her..."

"Where. Are. They. "

"Do it. Now."

The Mountain grunts and sends a pulse of glamour through, little time for a bunk though he does spit as if spitting into someone's eye.

The pig pooka gasps! Whatever she sees, she seems to believe her lady in trouble and calls out "The Wooly Wolf!"

And this causes the other shadows to turn, distractions...

Then a harsh whisper

"Do as she says, find him, slay him!" The noble says

and then other shadows move out.

The noble says "Angrygyn, why are you not going? I..."

and a word is said, they can't hear the word, but it has power, the shadow of the noble woman ripples.

"You dare!" THe shadow hisses

Then something she glares "I'm supposed to fear a smart phone? I..." but she quiets, as if someone else is talking.

Brekke is leaning forward, watching.

The noble is agahst, then "Fine. We can ..bargain. I'll just weaverward the room so we won't be disturbed"

A lie!

"Emmit...Emmit, they are alone. There will be no weaverward. She will call back help. Get us there first. We need...."

"I don't flickerflash" He says "They're in Willows... I think I know the place but ... there are limits to what I can do..."

The shadow blooms and grows and for a moment, she laughs "Am I not gorgeous? Am I not worthy of your worship?"

"Bancroft, at the Lodge, get Gerd, tell her to get to the bridge rath immediately."

Bancroft breaks into a run

And then, a choke from the Sidhe shadow, as if someone has a grip about her neck. She dangles seven feet off the ground.

Brekke's watching the images again, and she murmurs, "Siv...Siv, hold on."

The shadow of a chain

Frank stands, watching, rigid as granite.

His face is an agony.

"Quickly. Quickly, Siv."

And then... the sidhe gasps, "I do hearby swear... I will no longer hunt those of Rivervale nor of the King Family by proxy, intent, or design. I will no longer seek their demise, by proxy, intent, or design. I will no longer seek their ruin, by proxy, intent, or design. I..." She hisses "Swear I shall bar my agents from Rivervale's fief and myself. I shall bar them from Reiniscance... and myself. In the name of the peace you offer in exchange ... as long as you hold my secret save to the three you say... I do all this hearby swear, with warning that if I am attacked I may defend myself" She sputters something "And attacked as most others would define, not I. I swear it by the Rose and Harp, lest may I be struck mute so I may lie no more. May I be struck deaf, so I can hear no more secrets, and may my nails fall out so I am without thorn."

Gerd comes racing up

A rush of glamour and the power of the oath...

"Damn it, I lost the image" As the shadows disperse

Brekke...is open-mouthed with shock.

Frank lets go of Brekke and moves stiffly away.

ANd a phone ... Frank's phone rings

"She did it...." Brekke whispers.

He dosn't recognize the number

Gerd says "What's going on? What did I just see?"