#brightwindsbarony

She nods "Irene may have a natural talent, and she's certainly not afraid of the work. We may have a young Katniss in the making"

"Just let the Balor try and come back!"

Redfang grins wolfishly "Now I see some fire here. More practice before you go wishing for a fight like that though okay?"

"Oh, she has to braid my hair before shooting Balor" The grump centauress assures

"Oh yes! Braids with ribbons!"

"And then maybe Mary Ellen's pie is done."

"I bet by that time, it will be" She smiles and up they go.

Soon, Irene is standing on some furniture so she can work with the hair.

Irene has lovely hands - slender and clever and deft. She divides Rose's curls into sections of different sizes - apparently, there's a plan in mind!

And she might notice , while she works, some knick knacks. Knick knacks, the Piskie weakness. There's hair pins, twisties, but also writing pens, including a silver one, a ceramic duck used as a candy dish, and a broach. The Broach is old.

Irene prattles - Rose hearing about her mother, and her friend Stu, and how the hold was before...

Rose listens, and nods- as much as it doesn't disrupt the braid work "Your mom sounds nice" and a frown "I think the baroness deserves a medal for taking out Harkson"

"I like her. But sidhe can be scary sometimes."

"Caitir is bossy, but she's okay."

"mmm well, sometimes bossy people just want to help TOO hard"

"Well, she's a Gwydion, and Gwydion are the High King's house, so they think they're the bosses."