#baronyofthesilverwolf

Brrrrrring.... brrrriiiiing. Calanthe looks up from where she is quietly reading in a sitting room, sighs, and sets aside her book to answer the Hold phone.

"Calanthe speaking. Yes, Danica." She taps her fingers on the cover of her book - a vintage copy of The Art of Hunting with Birds - translated, of course, from the original Latin - and listens for a moment before interrupting.

"Let them take him. Oh?" ... "Both of them, then. I shall not interrupt my work nor waste hold resources if they wish to play the fool. Let them cool their heels overnight."

Listening, and, tartly, "I fail to see how this is a Silverwolf problem. It is outside of your Jurisdiction, double so. Have I made myself clear?"

"Thank you." The receiver clicks back down, and she picks up her book again, carefully finding her page and resuming.

...

Shortly thereafter, Nadeen's cell phone rings.

She picks it up

"Tanya Brown speaking"

An automated voice announces: "You have a collect call from Jefferson County Correctional facility. Press 1 to accept the charges."

She presses one

"Hello?"

"Nad- Tanya. This is Ju... Justin. Sorry, it's hard to talk right now. We're in a bit of a pickle." She recognizes Julius's voice!

"Are you okay? " She hits record

"I'm okay. But I'm - long story short, but can you post bail? There was a bit of a misunderstanding, and we're outside of Carthage proper, so Danica wasn't able to help - Bluebell called her. At least, I think that's what she meant. This is my last call of the night. We're okay, we're safe, and it'll be settled... but... we'd much rather come home at the moment."

"I'll do it electronically and I'll do it now" she assures "How much?"

"Oh, thank god. Here...." A clicking, and the line is picked up by a bored sounding clerk. "Bail will be $5,000 each for misdemeaner assault, if your intent is to post for both Justin Georgiou and... (shuffling paper) Miz Bai Anand. You can either pick them up, or there is a bus station a short walk from the intake facility. They will be expected to report as instructed... some rattled off legalize later... Do you accept these charges?"

Five thousand dollars??? EACH! ?? "Just how many charge are.. what's the total?"

Bored sounding. "Simple misdemeanor assault starts at five thousand. I don't make the rules, lady. It will be held until they report to court or the charges are dismissed, at which time it will be refunded to the poster. If you choose not to post bail, they will be held until their appointed court date."

"I accept the charges"

There is some processing, and then, "Okay, Ms. Brown. Will you be picking them up?"

(How much time does she have before Beltaine?)

"Yes, I will be there in " She names the time

"Thank you." Directions provided, and bond processed with a hefty charge to Tanya's payment method of choice.

Nadeen says "Can I talk to Mr. Georgiou again to make sure he understaands where to be and what to expect on my end?"

"Please hold." Transferred back over.

"Tanya?" Julius sounds relieved.

"I've paid your bail. We WILL talk about this. I'll be meeting you at .." She names the locale "And next time you decide to tromp through a passage only open on mondays, ...you need tto talk to someone who knows about other passages mmm??"

"I... " He sounds a bit baffled, and slightly contrite. "Yes, my la- Miss."

"Before we hang up, any thing IS hould pass on?"

"No, Miss. I promise I can explain when you're here."

Flo looks up as Nadeen finishes her call, still holding a tray of nail polish colors and politely not listening in. "...I was thinking that the light pink would compliment your Beltane gown. Shall I set it aside for your return?"

She says "Please, Flo. Sadly I have to go. Post haste. Manage thinggs as best you can for preperationns"

"I'll take care of it." She promises, and heads to do just that.

And nadeen is on her way

The building is just another official looking one in a block of official looking buildings. Not as coldly banal as one might expect, but then again, it's just a jail, not a prison. A holding place for miscreants and ne'er-do-wells, or those who are held until they can be judged - innocent, many, perhaps!

"Eeeeeeey!" A wolf whistle at her... or a weasel whistle? From a gentleman sitting at the bus stop out front. "Laaaaaady! You finally remembered me! I'm touched, just touched!" Jasper Hobb, pooka, doffs his cap and bows to her.

"HOw could I forget..."

"You coming to take me out? Dancer, romancer, I'm a capricorn, you're a cancer, lemme show you around town?"

But he's not the one she is here for. Of course, nadeen knows better than to assume the mortal justice system works, or is even just. The innocent end up sentenced all the time. The guilty walk if they have influence or money.

"Alas, I already have a date" She says kindly, "But ..." an offer "Stick of gum?" She puts a bit of gglamour and offers him a stick

Jasper accepts it, grinning, and pops it into his mouth. "Minty, and here I was being Fresh. Alas, here's my ride. You know my number, doll!" The bus starting to pull around to the stop.

She looks for her subjects..err fellow Silver wolf staff

Ah, there they are, stepping out of the front door. Julius, looking fairly harried and mussed, and Bluebell - hanging on his arm and scolding him softly as they approach. "...a shame, shame shame, look at your eye, tsk, I'll go back and tell them WHAT for, that they dare lay a hand on my darling."

"I'm fine, Honey-bunny, honest. Look, here's Nadeen. Let's get home, okay?"

The bus pulls away, and they cross to Nadeen.

Nadeen moves to them, "Follow me. " she walks "Are you two unhurt?"

"Unhurt? They accosted him, the brutes. I shall burn it down, see if I shan't." Bluebell starts, and Julius pats her hand.

"We're both fine. It was a terrible misunderstanding at the health clinic. I take full responsibility." He stumbles slightly, and Bluebell gently steadies him. "I'm just a little blurry eyed from being maced. Again, my fault. Can I say again, how sorry I am to pull you away. I assure you, once I speak with Danica and can properly handle the situation, this will have never happened."

"I hope not," Nadeen says "Wait.. "She slows "Health clinic?"

He inhales, and lets it out slowly. "Okay, so, there may have been a slight misunderstanding and confusion on my part."

"The ass part, dear." Bluebell adds.

"Yes, I am the ass. I assumed... well. Bluebell and I, we had our little quarrel. And when I saw that she was headed to the women's clinic, I just... I assumed the worst. I thought that she was going to go... that she was expecting, and due to my stubbornheaded jackassery foolishness, she felt forced to terminate. I mean, that's what those clinics are for-"

Bluebell, "Tsk-"

Julius, "Yes, I know NOW, that they offer an entire suite of women's reproductive health services. But then... this morning, I raced over, and they wouldn't let me in? So I... ahem. I made my own ingress. I was a little... distraught. I will be sure to repay the damages to the door."

Bluebell, "Twas a very naughty door."

Julius, "And went back to find that darling was just there for a test..."

Bluebell, "I never was good at exams..."

Julius, "And the nurse took me for some sort of wildman or protestor and maced me - which upset darling, and she punched the poor fellow..."

Bluebell, "His hands were cold anyways!"

Julius, "...it went a little cockeyed from there."

"From THERE?" Her eyes wide, Nadeen stares at them "It's borderline shakespearan... and a touch Looney Tunes. How... did you get the result of the test?"

Bluebell's cheeks color a bit pink, and she shrugs - but Julius fills in for her.

"Negative." To his credit, he does not look relieved, but sounds concerned. "They gave her some pamphlets about... cycles, and watching for possible signs of... cysts, I think it was? Common, and not to be worried about. We had a few hours to look them over as we waited for our calls."

The pooka adds, "I didn't MEAN for..."

Julius hushes her. "What's done is done, and we'll find another doctor for you to go to. The best. Your health is all that matters. And we'll make sure that whatever else, everything, um, in there is working as it should. So that someday.... it won't be a problem."

They pause in their steps as Bluebell stands tip-toe to kiss Julius right between the horns. "That's all I ever wanted."

She looks a bit concerned despite the assurances. "If there are medical complications I.. i would like to know." She does not insist, but smiles at the kiss "You two then are .. patched? Lover's tiff over?"

Bluebell says, "It never happened." And squeezes Julius's hand with a smile.

Julius clears his throat. "We had several hours to sort things out in lockup. I think we're in a good place now. Better once I clear things up, but... a good place."

"Yes, well, I will confess, I would prefer you didn't get couples counseling through the bail system again. Now, From Earth Runes Garden, there is a path to Firnost Gardens.. and from there, to Rivervale... "

He listens, a bit sheepishly.

"I hope we haven't put you out unduly to pick us up. I assure you, the bail will be taken care of."

"We are all of the same hold aren't we? We look after each other, do we not?" Nadeenn says, rather than confiding that yes this IS a colassal pain in the ass. the fact it is such doesn't change that this is what lodgges..err Holds do for each other. Damn trolls have ruined me