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"Maybe...."

"But...I'd have to talk to Chieftain Hewitt. And Colton. And..." She trails off. "Well....maybe...?"

"And he's... well, he's not really in a tragos or a motley..."

"Heck, he feels like shit right now anyway, might cheer him up" Siv ponders

A bit of a sad grin there. "We were a motley for a bit. Remember that Pennons?" Then apologetically to Siv, "That was a little before you got here."

Siv nods "Ah yes, the dark ages. " She strokes her chin miming her father's beard

"We were..." Sigh.

Sylvi rolls here eyes a bit at that.

"Yeah...then you went all noble," she says to Dagmar....but ends with a wink to show she's kidding.

"Yeah, well."

"House membership, all the cool kids are doing it, Sylvi" Nudge bump smirk

"Ugh, no thanks." She rolls her eyes.

"I think we can make this work."

"Nothing personal, but none of the houses are really for me."

Then a bit of a grin. "Maybe. I don't know, but...maybe."

A smile and food is dug into with better attitudes

LATER....

...Sylvi texts the Wilder set. TXT: Hey, everybody. Can we get together and talk about the whole thing from last night? Dag and Siv and I are by the lake, if you want to join us. Don't spook the 🐴 🐴 🐴

TXT: Okay. Jimmy types evenn though folks often forget

other responses come inn

Including one from BASIL, the OTHERR OTHER Cousin of the Wayburtons TXT: Zane won't get that message, sorry

TXT: Huh? Why, Basil?

TXT: Because he left his phone here but took luggage. Is that Bad?

TXT: Um, sure doesn't sound Good.

(Gerd Text) TXT: Oh for #$#$ sake

Piper: one thing at a time. We'll find Zane. He wasn't taken, he chose to go - he's not in any danger, and might need some time. Let's settle what's going on here first.

(Even though aloud she may have startled Jonas with, "That NITWITTED horn-for-brains.... razszle frazzle..")

TXT: Yeah, people don't usually take luggage when they're abducted.

TXT: Everybody meet at the Lake in 15 min if you can, okay?

Siv who is by the lake near Dagmar and Sylvi says "Lady Dio would. She's just that fashionable"

"Lady Dio?" Sylvi says, distracted as she herds wilders through text messages.

"Should we look for Zane?"

Gerd appears "tada"

"No. Not yet. Like Piper says, he's going somewhere because he wants to. If luggage is involved, he won't be nearby. Too many possibilities."

"Right. Satyr. He'll calm down, right?"

Most of the wilders show up a htier own pace, Even Rikki.. who wasn't on the Group Text

Sylvi greets everybody, smiling, but serious about the situation.

"C'mon, let's get settled and sort some stuff out. I really didn't want there to be a thing -- I just wanted to hang with you all for a bit -- but it is what it is."

Symon shows up and doesn't even try to spook Sylvi...

"So, Zane's gone off, and maybe he knows most of what happened, but...maybe we know enough."

Symon gets a big smile. She seems relieved to know he's there.

Lucia nods "Sure do. the Mountain is preparing for a big change...that much I could tell"

And she gives Sylvi a hug

Symon meets the smile with a raised brow, and heads over to join Dagmar.

Dagmar provides a good shadow to hide in!

Big hug back. Then she settles cross-legged on the ground. "Yeah, and...and I don't know for sure...but I'm guessing he's planning on stepping down." She glances very briefly at Siv.

Symon frowns a bit, but it's hidden in that good shadow.

"i'm not allowed to confirm norr deny " Siv says "Sorry folks. I know i droped half a bomb on all"

"Yeah, and...it seems like some of it has to do with him feeling like he screwed up somehow. Now...I haven't talked to him, and I will, but...all cards on the table, folks: How do you feel about him as a person you can turn to for advice?"

Nail-chewing from Dagmar