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He stomped it, but how good a job he did at faking it, he's not sure. And that is.. worriesome

He tried to make it look like a stumble

CC comes out, one towel arounnnd her torso, the other in a head /hair wrap

"Let me feast my eyes....." he says with a love-struck look.

"Ha.. you say that, but then I hear you grousing about gettinngn hair out of the shower drain" But she is pleased ,then her eyes fall to his foot where there are cruched chimerical mechinnical parts

An expressive eyebrow.

SHe moves to him and gives him a hug "Don't I smell nice?" She declares, then she whispers in his ear "what is it?" She has onnly seen the broken part

"Delicious." he hugs her back, a squeeze that sasy Later. "What shall we do next?"

"Well I best get dressed I suppose. " A smile

"Mores the pity." he agrees, and walks with her to her things.

And she dresses, carefully making sure everything is not just nicely pressed and clean, but there are no bugs.. of either kind

(Slow posting resumes)

Now thinking of it, Robert pats himself down helplessly "Have you seen my pipe?" as if searching himself for it.

"Mm let me see" She 'helps' him "Try that jacket?"

He takes it, searches, flaps it in the air....

"There we go" They appear to be clean. Good news there

KEnning shows no cantrips- that they can sense

They finish collecting their things and thank the attendants profusely. "What is your pleasure next, Laura?"

"Well, it's actually getting late. Take them up on their offer of the bale? " A head jerk in the direction of the hotel thouggh she doesn't say it out loud. Anyone looking might assume it just meant walk.

((Their hotel outside the hold?))

(Yes. She's basically saying stay here the night to see if they let us, or go to the hotel. And leaving the choice to him. )

"They -did- offer, didn't they? Who know what other beauty we might see?"

"Sounds delightful, they're EVER so nice"

"Aren't they? Let's go in, then."

As they are leaving. "Laura, remind me to see someone about these shoes. They're still making me stumble. Nearly tripped in there."

"I told you those hushpuppies would be better"

"You were right, as usual."

"Well" She leans her head on his loovvvingly

A happy sigh and they make their way to the holding. Robert looks around for ... well, someone.

Timberfall grunts a nod greet

"Miss Timberfall, your Freehold is... oh, it's just wonderful."

"Yes. Our hold is wonderful" Perhaps quick to stress he is using a plural Your. "We hope to keep it that way. You're staying the night then?"

"If.... if you don't mind? I mean, if it's allowed....." he glances up at Laura, back to Timberfall.

"Haven, we value it. I must warn you though.. we have our defenses. Petey informs me you seem to have no hostility to this hold, but I do not advise getting closer than five feet in the fire" She leads them to the manor house, one not normally open to the public.

"oh my" Laura squeezes for reassurance against Bob

"OH, I'm sure we'll be fine, Laura. We come here respectfully."

Many of the rooms are lovely "Do you need glamour from the bale?" she asks

"Laura, are you feeling recovered?"

"I thinnk I am, though I wouldn't mind seeing the balefire if it's not .. oh my goodnes, a security brreach?" She blushes "I knnow I sound so SILLY"

Timberfall mmmph and motions them to follow.

He squeezes her hand reassuringly and they follow.

the rooms here are lovely, but the troll leads them to one door with ornate wooden designs upon it, green trim. And a new attachment to it, an electronic lock!

"Pardon" She blocks their viewing, and presses some buttons. There's a clicking sound, and Timberfall opens the door for them , before them are marble steps leading down

The boggan looks nervous.

"I'll go first if you like" Timberfall offers "We just put the lock in because it tends to throw most nobles off. There are other measures too once you hit the botom of the spiral"

"Oh, I didn't mean to suggest..... oh no, no, I'll go...." he puffs himself up a bit; no lad likes to look afraid in front of his lady. And he starts down the stairs.

Laura looks admiring at him, SO brave!

And down they go, Laura slightly after. The door locks behind them as the troll leads them down. The area they find themselves in is not what they expected, a spoke without wheel sort of set up, the marbel shifting to dense earth and wood... and inside, a great flame hat burns in an almost seed like shape.

"You are at the roots of the hold" Timberfall explains

"Oh, just... breathtaking....."