#brightwindsbarony

"Oh fuck me" Says the girl in the cell turned parlor

"Every time" Gerd looks around. The flicker flashes being redirected here was something she forgot about. Stil, someone put out a nice table and some books to read for 'guests' to enjoy while they wait

"Anyone out there?" Gerd says

"Awww, c'mon." There is a young voice, a bit annoyed. "Why does someone always have to show up?"

She's not alone in the cell, it seems. Then again, the cell isn't locked currently, the door hangs a bit open. Leaning against one of the stone walls is a childling with short cropped hair, steel-toed boots, and a full-color glossy gemstone magazine on her lap.

"Well, if it were up to me I'd have appeared on that lovely deck with the few." She straightens her outfit "Emmisary Gerd, of Rivervale. Nice to meet you"

"Bah. It's hot up there. It's cool down here. Oh, right. Are you here to try to overthrow the baroness, or kill anyone, or yadda yadda?" A sudden suspicious look over at Gerd, though still holding the page open in her magazine to not lose her place in the article.

"Your outfit isn't very practical for a coup."

"Didn't anyone warn you this is Texas, in June?" Eyeing the long sleeve, long skirted black outfit.

"I'll think cool thoughts" She says "ANd the material is light" Then "Nope. I'm not here to overr throw anyone, or kill anyone. If any trolls like colder weather and aren't already attached I might make a nice pitch about the beauty of the Duchy of Gardens"

"Okay, go on then." Turning back to her article, something about a varietal of jasper. "Oh, if you see a bunch of girls wearing unicorn princess outfits? You didn't see me."

At that, she smiles "Mum's the word there. " A pause 'You like stones?"

"Better'n most people."

"They got more brains than some of 'em."

"Mm, they're amazing for bunks. You see, many mortal cultures believe there is magic or at least magical influences in precious and semi precious stones. Jade is said to bring luck and propsperity, Amyethyst clears negative energies, Clear quartz, good for healing and clariity and so on"

She rolls her eyes a bit. "Well, yeah. Quartz is piezoelectric. Bet you didn't know THAT."

"Mmm" Gerd ponders "Perhaps I didn't, but now I do. That's part of being a good witch, gather knowledge from there and there. Did you know Many ancient civilizations were of the opinion that the world was set upon a gigantic sapphire, which painted the sky blue with its reflection?"

A blink. "Where is it?"

"The Sapphire the world is set on? Why, that would that would be in the Dreaming I imagine, far beyond our knowledge of where" Gerd winks

Thoughtful. "It reflects blue because of the titanium in the stone. If it has chromium, it is pink. Sometimes it comes in purple or green. I wonder if they knew that. Could explain sunsets."

"Could. But I wonder what could explain you still haven't told me your name?" A brow

"You didn't ask." Bluntly enough.

"You're right. I did give my name, and maybe in Texas you don't give one back" A smile though "Please, what name do you like to be called by?"

"Oh. I'm Grete." She turns the page. "Court's upstairs, kitchen is to the left."

"Thanks, Grete. To Court I go."

And out the Emmisary goes, heading up the stairs hoping to find SPARROW

"No body sees the great sparrow, not nobody, not know how" The owl pooka in the furry hat declares

"I can flicker flash you down where grete is" Gerd tells him with a smile

"WHOA, war crime" The pooka retreats