#bergen_county

Piper peeks into her backpack for the 4th or 5th time while waiting for departure. Snacks, water, a warm scarf that Jonas insisted on, some dross for bunks if needed, a few other things. She glances askance at her guitar. "Should I bring my guitar?" She asks... no one in particular. Chewing on her lip. "It could get lost or damaged on the trod... but what if Micky wants a jam session and I don't have it?"

"Yes" Jonas says reading his tablet

She beams over at Jonas, and picks out her favorite shoulder strap, one that was a gift from Siv, blue and in a nautical pattern. "Then... I think I'm ready to go!"

"Been checking the weather in Willows. " He gives her a report, then gives her a kiss

She leans into the kiss, then looks at the report.

Looks like it's supposed to be very cloudy, chance of rain, will hit the high 80s but very humid

"Ugh." She adds a hat, and some extra frizz-control serum to her kit.

"Yeah, your leg hair is gonna look a cat's fur with low level static clinng" Sagely

She gives him a mock glare. "Anything I should do while I'm in Willows? Any place I should visit, or anything I should pick up, Souvenir wise? Not that you deserve one, after that comment."

"I get to pick on you, your'e leaving me and this is my man sulk about it" but he smiles "My biggest gift is that you find a good man to be your bio dad, and are happy, and when you return Siv and I hear all about it. And if he's not that nice, that you come home happy anyway, glad you didn't have to put up with a jerk. Come back happy if you can, and that be a gift"

She leans against him for a moment. "I'll come back, one way or another, and with you both here, I'll be happy. Fair enough?" She barters back.

"It's a deal" A lean back, and a peck of a kiss

She sighs, "You're going to make me not want to leave!" But a smile, and she heads out, to meet up with Dagmar and Olgar at the appointed time and place.

Dagmar has a backpack, but, more importantly, Flyswatter and her armor already on.

Connor has previously polished her armor to a high shine, and insisted on oiling every hinge and bit. The damp of Willows will not dare rust HIS knight!

Connor is the BEST SQUIRE.

Who she trusts to take care of the dogs and the horses and to make sure CJ and Tove and Jaymes do okay.

He should probably come over for pork chops.

He totally should

Olgar waits for them both, grumbling a bit

She grunts. ("I do have the bike.")

Piper has a backpack packed full, and a guitar slung over her shoulder.

If someone pokes her too hard, she might tip over backwards and rock like a turtle

Up-nod for the satyress.

"I'd be grumbling anyway" Olgar says outloud "Leaving my wife in a lurch here"

Olgar looks over at the satyress "Your pack is almost bigger than you are"

Piper presses her lips together, looking uncomfortable. "If it's a problem, I don't have to go."

"It could wait. It's waited almost 20 years..."

"I'm set." She raises the halberd a bit to confirm readiness.

"I'm going anyways.. I got Rover stuff today.. like I said, I'd be grumbling anyway. THe problem now isn't you two going, it's me leaving my.." A sigh "Ferget it, let's get this show on the road. Remember the trod rules, Stay on the Silver, keep going forward to your destination. Things and beings will try to trick you into inviting them on the silver, or into stepping off yourself. THere are false trails that look silver sometimes, best to take my lead on that. Try always to make progress, the dreaming hates it when it's taken for granted and seen as JUST a highway system"

"We know."

Piper nods. "I'll follow your lead."

She's traveled with Jonas and Siv, the former is as good as any Rover, and the latter is a Knight errant. Not that she'd ever let Jonas run off to be a Rover... too dangerous!

Olgar nods and goes to a spot where a trod is open only now and then "Open, Says ME" The silver seems to oopen like a lazy eye, and on they go, to the dreaming...

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