#bergen_county

Eyebrow.

Hand on hips from the Varich.

"That," He explains very carefully "Was a joke. Did you find it funny?" So sombrer and earnest it's almost adorable

"Yes."

"Little bit" Nadeen admits

Klump smiles, then says "To be more serious, yes. I know about magic swords as I do study lore from the meaty ones as well as my own. "

"Don't think a sword would do much against a stone."

"You would be surprised" He says "Everything dreamed has a reflection. " Then he speaks in almost a chant

"The Sword of Siege struck a hammer's blow
With a crash, and a smash, and a tumbled wall.
Stonecutter laid a castle low
With a groan, and a roar, and a tower's fall."

"Oh... hell of a sword, hey?"

"Yes, " she says "That sounds familiar though"

"From the Book of swords by a awriter who may have been a mused mortal, or might have been kithain himself." The Glome says "Twelve swords of power, some terrible. But then, there are many other groupings of swords or weapons. The Zodiac blades for example"

"Ooo..."

"Wait, somone crafted a weapon for each Zodiac sign?" The Varich's eyes light up

"But of course," The GLome says "Think of all the Dougals and Nockers you have heard of? think of any weaponsmith of any kith and imagine the power of the stars, of Astrology waiting to be tapped into. SOme say they are younger than folks would suspect, made sometime around the moonlanding but that does not dim their power"

"Surely not. Maybe yours would be, like, the Scorpion's Stinger or something..."

"Perhaps, or a whip if not a sword? " She thinks it over "I'd have to train all over, but still"

"Well, you'd figure it out. You're smart."

"If you seek them, becareful, to unlesahs one, may cause all of them to come to the waking world. This is not bad, but ... it can shake things up. Unsettle them"
Klump warns

"This" She says "Does not discourage me"

"Unseelie." She says, but with... fondness?

Winter has dimples

Klump sighs "Yes. It would seem."

"I mean, I have Flyswatter. I don't need a sword."

"Well, true, and Flywswatter is about as subtle as your sign anyway" She winks "Wham"

GRIN.

KLump chuckles "There are numerous other blades of myth and legend. Learn, study. Ask Sir Vali. He did research partly for the dragon you may recall from yoru lance quest"

"He did, sure. And found some, too."

"mmm perhaps I will pester him"

"We can! Good way to get started..."

"Yes, Thank you, Klump" She bows

"Yes, thanks!"

"You are welcome" the Glome nods, "Be well. I must continue to look for the pebble" And he prepares to go.

"We'll keep our eyes open!"

Another rocky nod, and he heads off.

"Klump seems simple, but he's not really" The Varich says once the big rock is gone

"No, he's not. Deep thinker, but quiet."

"He also is absoultely right, Neerar is trying to get into trouble. I should know. I'm helping her"

"What?"

"Neera is trying to get into trouble. She wwas SO bored couped up in his anchor studying all the time so I helped her out" Nadeen shrugs

"So what kind of trouble?"

"Oh, she's nosing around a cave of some sort. If she doesn't return in three days I'm to tell him about it AND Then he can rescue her"

"How many days so far?"

"This is day 2" She says

"mmm Day 4 we could leave a note for him and try to rescue her first?"

"Hm."

"You are bored, hunh?"

"Well," A shrug "Maybe . "

"But i like the company I have now" A smile

Smile, and an offered hand.