#bergen_county

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Symon can't believe the treachery of the Count. You help safe the day and this is what happens. Mom threatened with knighthood, himself threatened with Squiring!

Dirk doesn't quite get what it means

"He wants to shove a title down your throat, but not even a useful one, and saddle you with some Knight to trot around after like Connor tripping over Dagmar's heels." He whispers to Dirk, somewhat disgusted.

"Wait, MY throat? I thought it was about mom " Dirk says

"They want to Knight her. Which she deserves, if she wants it. Might make her life easier. If I understand right, he wants us to be some knight's bitchboys."

"I ain't no one's bitch" A snort then a look at his brother "You might be, but you're like... subtle about it" High praise

"I'mma ask Mom to politely decline on my behalf." He nods. "But I think she should take the knighthood. If more folk have to listen to her, she can get things done easier."

"Huh.. you think that's how it works?" He says "I mean, when Dagmar starts to talk sometimes I just pretend I'm deaf"

"Yeah... but trolls like Dagmar listen to knights." He shrugs. "It can't hurt to have a little more weight behind her words."

"Oh yeah..notthat mom has problems bossing people, but if it helps her job.. yeah" A nod "That's okay. She works too damn hard anyway" a look at Symon "Prissy might be staying around. "

Symon shrugs a bit. "I told her I got rid of the oathbinding that said she had to fuck off after things were resolved. Ain't her fault that she had a bad boss, and a having a hitman around we can point in certain directions might be handy."

"No, I mean, she might be staying HERE." He says "And you know what that means right?"

"Here? Like... in our house?" Dismayed.

"YUP. They're probably going to BUNK us together" A sigh

Symon is not dumb, but he can be a little dense. "Then tell mom you want your space and I'm sure. .... Oh." A bit embarassed. "Well, whatever."

"I tried threatening her into giving me my room.. " A scowl, "She fucking cheats"

The she who cheats obviously prissy

"Just make sure that she's on the up and up and not taking anyone else's pay. She's cool now, but someone who can be bought once might be bought again."

"If she tries to double cross us, fluttering eye lashes or no, I'll clobber her" He agrees

A look at Symon "You better clean up that room.. I want MY bunk free of your weird collections and wriggly friends"

Symon's eyes boggle. "Wait, no. I need space for my books and my PC and my minis and they need to be set out to dry and not disturbed... Tell Ann Marie to ... " He suddenly flushes, embarrassd, and does not say what he was about to say.

"...I'll move my fragile shit out to the taxidermy shed." He mutters.

"you think I WANT This? I got my cozy room all to myself.. every blood stain a memory but there's only so many rooms in this house and you KNOW Mom is not going to give up her office"

"She probably would." He says glumly, "If we complained. Which is why we can't."

A sigh "Damn Seelie ruin EVERYTHING"

And clearly he agrees

The boys grumble and plan how to divy up a room. Surprisingly, mostly Dirk just wants bunk space. Maybe feeling a bit seelie himself not that he'd mention it

(to be dealt with. later)