#bergen_county

"ohhhhh... mooooommmmmmmmmmmm."

"No more advice from Vali, got it' She coughs but does not look TOO guilty

"And .. oh.. you mean the lodge family?"

"Yeah?"

Brow-furrow.

"Though I guess... like... fealty, that's a kind of family, too?"

"I suppose" SHe ponder "I just.. honey, even if your father and I wanted to adopt him, he'd say no"

"I wasn't asking you to do that!"

"Okay okay" She says "I just want to make sure. "

"But, like, we are tied together now."

"Oh are... "She nods "While the term is unpleasant in some parts, we're almost a Clan. collecting of closely knit families making a tapestry of community"

"...Hunh." She considers, and nods.

A nod "Kings, Davidsons and more. "

"The Rivervale Tribe."

A chuckle "I like that"

"Maybe we can get our own plaid."

"Oh that's more celt than .. you know? WHy not... we can look into it"

"Better have blue."

A smile "Of course"