#bergen_county

"I was trying to get her to explain herself - like, see, the horses had been kicking her, they were too smart for the apple."

"But when I was talking, I heard Snow. You know how she is. 'Fruit!' and... and I called out, but I was too late..."

"Yes. I know how she is. She is so quick she can steal fruit from a troll's hand WHILE he holds it"

"Yeah, she is."

"But she.. it was too late, and she'd already..."

"That bitch tried to kill my horses, and she fucking poisoned Snow!" Rage bubbling up at the thought.

"And I just.. I didn't think. I just let her have it."

"Mmm" A frown

"And now you feel guilt, for you did not offer surrender and has she asked, you are not sure you would have offered it"

"She didn't apologize before. Kept saying, oh, they're 'just' animals, and that she got money - fuck, she offered me the money. But none of that was remorse for what she tried to do. For what she almost did to poor Snow..."

"If Brogan hadn't been right there... "

"Brogan deserves Snow's thanks, and yours as well. You will repay the debt." He says "This will hang on you, Dagmar. It will trouble you. You are a knight with a knight's heart and you will wonder if a knight should do it differently. But no stain lasts forever IF stain there is. And the girl will revive, colder in her soul true but she'll revive"

"I want to get Flyswatter on that Daireann."

"I wouldn't mind taking a shot at him myself"

"He is claiming it's about Anne Marie, but these are attacks on us."

"It's too hurt Anne Marie..." Brogan says "The more those around her, even animals suffer, the more it hurts her. She's a boggan. Of course this is a good tactic for taking revenge on her"

"Yeah, well, my dog. My horse. My monkey."

"Pretty sure I got a claim to kick his ass all on my own."

"You sure you're not SNOW's fruit supplier?" Dead pan

"I mean, Snow isn't a pet.. but.. but she's... you know?"

"She is a part of the Dreaming that is special and close to you. That has called you friend and meant it, and you mean it back. Trolls were put here to protect the Dreaming. And she is as close to you as the door to your house and someone hurt her, even if she was not the goal" He nods

"Right. And, I mean - she's trouble, sure, but she's innocent."

"The horses are innocent. Brown Dog is innocent."

Brogan sighs wanting to say more but... well

"What?"

Brogan says "He's trying to take advantage of the boggan call of the needy, if she thiniks others NEED her to turn herself over to be safe..."

"Means he doesn't understand trolls."

"No, but your'e not the goal are you?" The boy says "Has any one looked to find where Anne Marie is?"

"Kerri and Gerd had her..."

"Good. " He says relieved "Because I'm no boggan, but she's been acting twitchy"

Sigh

"We NEED her safe."

"I know that" The boy say a bit testily. THen catches himself "pardon me, Dame"

It is possible a certainly childling has been neglecting sleep

"So how do we show her that?"

"I don't know... but this is starting to wear down on..."

the door opens

Dag looks

Olgar comes in with an old hag of a woman...

"Sorry about that" He said "Wanted to make sure she wans't followed."

The old woman grunts, and rubs at her face, which begins to lose wrinkles

Brow.

"...Anne Marie?" Dag guesses. Snow is still cradled in her arms.

Soon Kenna stands before them "Hello. I am Kenna ap Daireann and..."

Anne Marie comes out, "oh, KENNA" And she hugs the younger woman "My dear girl, what are you doing here?"

KEnna raises a brow "You're kidding right? " But then she returns the hug "you're hurting for my sake for how you helped me"

Dag narrows her eyes at the sidhe, not trusting her yet.

Olgar looks at Snow and Dagmar "Snow okay?"

Dag frowns. {"No.")

Jyames grunts at Olgar. Some sort of Dad grunt, subtext between fathers