#bergen_county

"And.. and better him, yeah, than Calanthe? And with Nadeen there, too, that's about as good as we could hope from unseelie neighbors."

A frown "I see what you meant by Connor. And Change' She ponders "I want to fix this, but it's not mine to fix. What I CAN tel l you is that if you ever end up separated from someone you love. Family, Friends, sweetheart..whatever. I have a ship... and I will use that ship to get you as close as you can so you can visit often. Okay? That I can do. But you should talk to Nadeen. She knows soemthing is bothering you but right now, typical sidhe, she doesn't see how her ambitions could hurt anyone"

She shakes her head.

"I can't and won't make you, and you've heard my worry. Look, she's really busy lately, but talk to Kerri when you can. She's wiser than I am"

"It's... I'll be okay, right? I'll try to make Nadeen feel better. Promise."

She shakes her head "I'm not worried about Nadeen right now. I'm worried about you. You're blaming yourself and putting stuff on yourself when you shouldn't. "

"It's my hang-ups. My issues."

"You're one of us. Your issues ARE our issues and vice versa. We look out for each ohter. Why, we'd snuggle Symon too if he'd let us..." A pause "And if he was recently showered"

Grunt. "Symon's like Odin. Gotta be his terms."

"You like that about him I think"

She nods. "Yeah. I like Symon a lot."

"Maybe get his view, though Varich and Sluagh ... gonna be some biases both ways"

"Yeah. They don't like each other at all."

"That's got to suck for you" She frowns "i'm sorry. "

"It... yeah, it kinda does. But it's not.. I mean... like... Varich and sluagh are a whole thing, right?"

"Bad blood from old times" She says "Though Miss Zara and Sir Sergei seem to have a mutual 'I leave you alone you leave me alone ' pact taht works

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"Well, I get in the way of that."

"Yeah.. you don't have the option of... yup. Can I butt in on THAT and tell them to get along or else?" Hand on hips

Snort.

"Like that'd work. They're both trying. For my sake." A note of guilt.

She hides her face in Star's mane and sighs. "You ever think about just running away?"

"Sometimes ... but I love this place too much and I'd hurt too many folks I love..." A sniff of the air.. "you smell that?"

"What?"

Definitely a wafting of fresh pastry from the kitchen. Kerri pastry.

Dagmar's stomach gives a little rumble. Helllooooo.

"Okay... how does she do that?"

Siv says "Why don't you drop by the kitchen get some food" not quite a question

"I guess I could use a snack." She pats Star's flank and turns the mare loose in the paddock, where Spark awaits.

Siv finishes with the horses and smiles. Once Dagmar is gone.. Then says to the horses "I'd get in the way. Let's hope the master at work can help"

"let's hoping the master at work caught the same clues I did"

Horses tended to. Siv ignores the delicious smells coming out. Knowing that Dagmar is more likely to open to Kerri without a third wheel. The things I do for love

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