#baronyofthesilverwolf

Flo looks apologetic "Perhaps I Should not have brought it up.. before company" The apolgoetic look is to Marigold, not the boy

"No worries, Flo, there was no harm done. Thank you, dear. This is Madder - pardon, Madern, he will be our guest for a few days."

"I'm also known as Mad Ernie, Just Ernie.. and 'hey you don't touch that' " Ernie tries to be charming. Meh

Flo whispers to Marigold "Miss Steward. I believe that's a Piskie. They have a repugation for.. ah... sticky fingers?"

Madern tilts his head as there is whispering

She listens, and murmurs back, "Be that as it may, he is our guest for the time being, and as long as nothing leaves with him, well, no harm is done. If anyone complains, please send them to me."

Flo inclines her head and backs away "I'll get back to the laundry then. and.. salvage what we can"

"Extra focus on pockets for the time being, off you go, my dear."

Flo departs

Madern watches her go, then blushes "Ah, as a piskey I have some trouble with ...my hands. They.. get curious."

An amused look. "If we can handle three childlings, and Artie, then we can handle a little more curiosity."

"THanks Marigold, um steward? " He remmebers the thane was particular about titles

"Just Marigold, please, or Miss Marigold if you prefer, though I'm not a maiden, and never married so Mrs. is technically out, or ma'am. Anything said politely is welcome. Though, I advise that you give due respect to Lady Nadeen and Lord Aiden, when you meet them, some holds are fair casual, but our lieges, at least until they know you, should be given their proper due."

"Now, Thistle, would you mind showing Madern around? That is, if he is up for a tour. I wouldn't want any misunderstandings if he were to gad about alone, at least until everyone knows we have a guest."

"I really appreciate it. Don't worry, I'll remember my manners, Marigold, espcially around the local lords."

"I am not getting on Danica's bad side. I think she's still mad about me borrowing her patrol car."

"You borrowed a cop's patrol Car?" Ernie grins "That's AWESOME"

"Well, listen, there were these thallain..."

"UGLY (&&()(&^%^%&ers, at that, and they were chasing after Art - Art's the other fledge, he's an elf - so I had to stop'm..."

Ernie is enthralled "You ran over the thallian? That's the most amazing thing I ever heard' He does not appear to be mocking her "I mean, yeah it was probably gross, but still an adventure! Hero time! That's what being a changeling is about, right? Like an Eshu told me, finding our story and living it large!"

"It was kinda cool."

"Oh, Danica is a sweetheart, never mind her. She just has a terminal case of trollface." Marigold says with a smile, and the ease that comes of having known someone long enough to claim such familiarity.

"Well, I don't want to end up as a 'punk number 3' in her CSI KIthbeat show so I think I'll avoid for a bit unti lshe learns I'm harmless"

"Trolls do kind of have a face." She fixes her expression into a stoic stare.

"It's like those english guards wit hthe funny hats you kind f want to make smile"

"Yeah!"

A thought "I wonder if we could get Danica to smile"

"I've seen Linnea smile..."

"Never met her" he says "She the nice one?"

"Well, you just got here."

"I did" he admits

"So you get sained in the fall? Bet you 're eager for that"

"Hell yeah, freedom!"

"Ive seen your very tall warden, I understand your sentiment"

The Baroness glides through, texting and distracted, a look of worry on her lovely face.

"Lady Nadeen! Please, join us, I know you haven't eaten. We have an... unusual pasta dish, but tasty, or I can make you whatever you prefer?"

"oh no, I'm fine I.." She turns then sees the Piskie "A new guest?"

He rises and bows, more natural grace than training

"Ernie, this is the Baroness." A helpful whisper.

"Baroness, thank you so much for the guest rights. I'm Madern, or Ernie if you like" He leaves the mad part off

"Our hospitality is second to none, thanks in large part to our fine steward" Nadeen says "SPeaking of which, Steward, may I pull you aside for a bit? "

"Of course, Baroness." Marigold quickly wipes her hands clean and moves to join her.

She walks along "Marigold, I'm sorry to trouble you with this, but I've just recieved a message that Linnae will be late, that they have lost phone connections. There are reports of wounded there and while Marseles is too proud to mention it, I suspect that pwoer outrages and wounded have stressed him as Hearth"

"Oh, dear. Well, let's get to it. I can have lunchboxes over there within the hour, or if a full dinner would be preferred, I just need an approximate headcount and it will be there before suppertime... I just bought supplies for the week, so we can easily handle it without breathing heavy."

"I may need to recruit a few hands." She admits, "But between the fledges and... well, I have an idea, I think it will work out."

"I"m relieved" She says "This is a chance to further cement Dark Gate's gratitude, and besides, they're too useful as a barrier to greater threats to us to let fade. Recruit whoever you wish as long as the Baron doesn't have them on a task already. I am still worried about the fledges going solo into areas that may now have increased nightmare chimera or thallian, however, one cannot deny that Thistle proved a force, even Gwen has stepped back her oversight and you know how your daughter can be. SHe might be a good delivery driver for the food if you think concur. "

"My daughter excels at everything she tries." Proud, puffery. "Sometimes she tries too hard, but that's no sin."

"A mother's pride is one challenge even this varich will pass testing herself against. Yes, your daughter is quite good and when she isn't, she works until she gets good. I have noticed BOTH Of you have a tendency to push yourselves to your limits" A slender brow, but no harshness in it. "There is one more thing I must ask you to do, and THAT will be rude of me. I'm sorry. " She plunges in "Do try to hold back any urge to gossip with anyone outside this hold for a day about the events of the trod backlash and Darkgate's troubles as well? I'll tell Dolph the same"

How the grandame boggan will react to this, Nadeen is not sure. But she has seen boggan gossip take off before, and the Varich wants to know more of the narrative so she can control the narrative

A blink. "I would never..." Then, a small smile. "Okay, I would. I think what I can do is direct gossip to where it's needed. I will be busy enough for the next day or so that I don't expect I'll have a chance to catch up much at all, and after that, why, the message that needs to be shared will be all about how we rallied to the cause, and perhaps of our new rescuee." Putting a spin on things!