#brightwindsbarony

She takes the phone. And a piece of candy from the cupholder.

Hope helps Neesa into the coffee shop. Fortunately it has large windows and a sense of openness

Irene bops after, poking at the screen to see if she can unlock it.

"I'm sorry, I don't know exactly where we were. I was on one of the trails... but by the time Irene woke me up, we were way down the highway. Not sure how she managed to get me into the truck. Maybe a little suspension of believe..." Sitting down gratefully. "Can you send someone to find her?"

Unlocking it requires the code and she doesn't have that.. yet

"Already have been texting dear " A whisper "What hair color horn color and so on? Do you remember?"

Poke poke poke. 6-9-4-2-0

Nessa rubs at her temples. "Try 5-2-9-9-9?" She suggests... J A Z Z Y. And describes her to Hope as best as she recalls.

Irene tries that, too!

And 52999 works!

Villains can be stupid

Hope gets some coffee for Nessa, her favorite

Also meant to help fight a lingering drug a bit.

Irene pokes around, curious.

Texts found 'HAVE PRIZE, BE READY FOR SHELTER, MAY NEED MORE TRANQUILIZER'

Nessa sips at the coffee, with a grateful murmur to Hope. A glance to Irene. "Did you get in there?"

She reads the text chain.

"Okay 'Jazzy' is now a wannted woman in this land" She assures "I think pick up will be easy" Hope's voice is on the down low so the few mortals here won't make it out

"Somebody hired her." Swinging her feet. "Oh, I bet Sparrow'll be real mad."

"Does the text say anything about the... " Her nose wrinkles a bit. "The job? Was she the only one hired, or was it open season?" Nessa belatedly remembers that she can text too, and sends quick messages to check in with the other hooved members of the Philips clan.

The text chain confirms it is open season on Centaurs everwyehere, but not everyone knows about the gold mine in Frt Davis

"Open season on all of you, everywhere."

"Oh I think it's safe to say the knights are on all call" Hope says

"But... why?"

Indeed, elsewhere, the thanes and knights are loosed in a volley...

That doesn't seem as onn the textts

"Mmm..."

Nessa shakes her head in distaste. "I wouldn't have believed it..."

"It's okay, it's okay" She says "Your parents are onn their way, Neesa"

"Thank goodness. I was starting to worry that someone snapped them up too."

"One of the first thinngs I ..."

She looks through Jazzy's photos.

Not as manny photos as you'd think, but a few, posing with one gguy strapped to a bed

And Pepper comes in , behind her are nessa's parents

"Oh, I don't think you should look at those..." Nessa says, a bit aghast as she peeks over.

"Is she kidnapping him too?"

"Ah, well. You see. The thing is..."

A desperate glance over at Hope, or her mom, anyone!

"It'd be hard to move him with the whole bed, though..."

"Here... I'll take that, dear" Hope says takinnng it "Thank you for finding it"

"Sure thing!"

"Honey" Ross moves to hold Nessa

And Rose joins, the poor Centauress has a parent squeeze

"Oof. I'm okay, really. Irene helped me get away, and I'm just fine." A fib from the rattled centaur, but she does her best to reassure the parents.

"Oh you little angel" Rose says and grabs Irene in for the group hu

hug*

Irene takes it in stride. "It was just like a video game!"

"She was amazing. I don't know where I would be right now without her."

"Even though she should have gone for help. If you'd gotten hurt, I'd have never forgiven myself!"

"Oh, no - it's my job to protect you. You're not a grown up yet. I am."