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Meanwhile, Nadeen realizes, to her relief, that her lover and lord did not see her bandaged arm. She goes quickly to get long sleeves on

Bluebell is coming out of the ballroom when Nadeen emerges from her chambers, fully... armed.

The pooka has a bit of a sweat on her forehead, and is wearing a ballet practice unitard.

"Good work out?" She asks

"I was just about to start, you can tell, morning dew is still on my face." Bluebell smiles to Nadeen. "Is fall coming so far? The sun already fled, leaving us to bundle for warmth?"

Crap. I have to let the baron win all the arguements for a season. Ah well I.. she blushes, a thought coming to mind. SURELY her Ailil lover didn't mean that also meant matters in the bedroom? Let's hope he doesn't think of it However intriguing

"Perhaps it shall be a gentle autumn for you, Bluebell? " A smile back "I am falling behind on dance practice. Maybe I can join you next time?"

"It is a shame the new studio is so small an drab. If you order it of me, I shall press against the wall that there might be scant room for us to both stretch at the same time."

"I do sometimes feel bad how I. ah, damaged your prize the first time, and then later to repair it.. afixed it," She confides "I hope you don't mind? I did try to imagine rabbit shapes in the decor"

Bluebell beams as she curtseys to Nadeen. "Dancing hares kick up their feet and evade the hunters. Swift and cunning, slender and made of grace. Not a terrible thing to aspire to, if I might say so myself..."

A chuckle, " I shudder to think what Briar would say now if she heard that, but if it pleases you, then I am glad. How are you and Julius?" Recalling the theft of him the other night, or more accurately, Bluebell claiming what was here "One grows curious what the great need was for" deadpan

Bluebell's cheeks blush a bit of dusty rose, and she gives Nadeen a coquettish smile. "Surely my lady understands that sometimes there is a great need. I am only blessed in that I needn't have waited months for attention... why, I'd have shriveled away."

A sour look on the lovely face, "Touche, Bunnae," She then breaks into a soft chuckle "Oh lords, I hope my own frustration didn't blaze too obviously." she wraps her arms about her own shoulders "Worth it though. "

Bluebell grins at her. "Love is." She says simply. "At least, unless they SNORE."

Confidentally, she leans over and whispers "Mine hogs the covers...I mean I know he's used to sleeping alone... but we drift to sleep, and the next thing I know my half a blanket is a had a blanket . I have no idea how to cure him of it"

Bluebell makes a show of looking around and then whispers back, "If he fears the cold, you must fight him thusly, with feet upon his back..."

Nadeen's eyes light up "That's... brillilant"

"It's the looong ears. They are like radio antennae for good ideas."

"I'm starting to think Gwen's talk of the wisdom of rabbit is more than just glorifying her own heritage"

"Gwen is VERY wise." Bluebell agrees with a grin. "Now, off with you, you're all be-sweated from the dance and in need of a shower." Or rather, Bluebell is.

"Well I wouldn't want to smell gamey" Flutter of eyelashes but she backs off from the pooka hands up in a surrender gesture. That might cause a sleeve to slip, it might not

Bluebell is curtseying low, and misses the slip of the sleeve before she heads off.

Nadeen chuckles and heads off herself to to her.. what was she doing? Mews tended to. Wrist mended. Chat with Katrina .. no, THISTLE taken over by her partner in lovely tyranny. Mmm

The auction is all planned. Mmm she moves to the fire and trails her fingers along it, "Sorry about the scare. I'm sure Aiden will help her. "

Golden-edged flames lick up to play over her fingers appreciatively.

"Yes , it distressed me too" She confesses, "But you're half varich now, and we don't shrink from challenges. And Ailil doesn't give up its due. Thistle is our fledge." A thought "new blood in SIlverwolf.. Blossom still needs to be sained"

The flames lick a little higher at that, boldly burning brightly. A warm pinprick in Nadeen's awareness. Blossom, showing where the girl is right now, assuming she is within the close boundaries of the hold.

Realization as she realizes the girl is near Calanthe's old room, not in it, of course, but outside of it.

"Oh dear." she sighs "Thank you for telling me"

Another pinprick, heading that way. Small and sharp, blood red. Briar?

She focuses on Briar ,willing herself to see if she can. She likes the little monster. THey're both restrained at times.

It takes a moment, and she has to focus... it's not a clear view. From an odd angle, and distorted - ah, one of the light fixtures that line the halls, styled like old gas lanterns. She can see through the blown glass.

Briar approaches Blossom.. leaning against the wall. Nadeen can't make out what they're saying...

Maybe looking at her lips? The redcap grins unpleasantly, pointing at the room, and making a remark.

And the centauress glares and stamps angrily

Briar snickers, and then... peeks towards the room herself. Jiggling the handle... locked, of course.

And she moves QUICKLY towards that area, trying to move quietly at the last part of it

"you can't go in there, that is HER room!"

The centaur is heard before she is seen

"It's No one's room now. It's going to get emptied out, and... and... maybe I can store BONES in there!"

Briar actually seems rather tickled by this idea. "Elk skulls, I have a LOT of them. And deer. A whole bucket of hooves! Right? HOOVES!" BIG TOOTHY GRIN.

Nadeen is about to interfere...when .. well, blossom bites, perhaps not at her intended target

Another Stamp of hoof "You're just glad she's gone because she never liked you, because you're mean and smelly.. and now the new lady who is just as mean and cruel as you is in charge! She got what she wanted and now you're all brave but you were scccaarred of Dame Calanthe when she was here! And if this was a better world, it would be the Snow Queen got banished!"

Ouch Nadeen blinks pausing in her intrusion at that

Briar SCOFFS at this, but bristles angrily at the idea of her being scared. "In a better world? No one would be in charge! I mean, not because they're damn elves. Power belongs to the STRONG. I eat birds! I piss on snow! No one is the boss of me! And I'M NOT AFRAID OF ANYONE HERE!"

"You just think Calanthe liked you because she liked jewelry, and birds. Pretty, useless things, like you! At least Nadeen can fight."

"She has a sword, and I bet she'd whack your head off if she needed to. Maybe I'll go tell her what you said, right?"

"Do it, then I can be hexed into a bird too and the Lady can have company!" A stamp "And you just dog girl who ..."

"And that.. is. Enough." A cool but not quite cold voice speaks up

Nadeen comes into view

Neck whips around and a guilty look, immediately turned into a sneer of bravado. "I didn't do nothing!"