#darkgatefortress

"It's amazing your kith breeds. Oops, sorry" A blush

Snerk!

"so when did they realize they liked each other?"

"Well... they didn't even entirely realized they liked the other, let alone that the other liked them. It was a mess."

"Everyone had ot help."

'Group effort huh?" She shakes her head amused "GGood news is once two trolls fall they tend to be supertight. I guess still waters run deep"

She nods. "They're married now, yeah?"

"Yeah" She says then thoughtful "I like Nevara. "

"She's nice!"

"She is, and I think she likes me too. I jus hope well.. satyrs are fickle and I don't want to hurt her"

"Well, maybe birds are, too?"

"Or you don't make it super serious. Like... communicate and see what happens?"

"It can be scary to get too serious too fast."

"YEah, you're right. I need to be honest with her and respect she's got her own ways whatever those ways will be. "

A look at her friend "I get the feeling you're a 'go slow' kind of girl"

"And tthatt's cool" A nod

"Pretty much, yeah."

"I don't... like.. there's stuff I don't want to do. So not great for dating."

"You're FANTASTIC for dating.. it's just a matter of finding someone else who wants the same speed...or a close to the same. They are out there. Just rare.. and probably scared of coming out of the reserved closet. "

"It's okay, though."

She pats the troll on the shoulder "Sure. Don't worry, I'm not going to try to hook you up with anyone." true? TRUE.

Smile. "Thanks. I appreciate that."

"No problem. I'm fun, but I am NOT a natural matchmakerand I know it. Now I can not' shield you from Marigold" MIGHT be joking

"Oh... well. Oh. Boggans."

"Yeah ... everyone adores Marigold but she's a sniper... you think you're safe, you bend down to tie your shoe, and BLAM... 'have you met'? and 'isn't that boy nice'? Heck, who do you think recruited me to drag the thane along with me to visit Dark Gate?"

"Oh yeah, sounds like a boggan ploy. Well, good for both of them."

"We'll see how it works" She says then frowns " I rang the bell" a sigh "the baron shivered"

"Yeah..."

"So, like... that grief being bound up thing?"

"Maybe. I need to find a way to loosen things to see if I can free him. The gift might not be the trick and Id on't like messing with people particularly not my baron. I almost swore to him you know? But.. he's not his own. So how can I swear to him? I need to heal him so If I do bend knee..that I bend knee to the man, not what someone is trying to hold together in his image" a frown then resolute "A knight is true"

"The question is - is his grief being boxed up to be less, or is it being kept stronger than it ought to be?"

"That's what I have to find out" She agrees

"I.. listen, Dee. I gotta be straight with you."

"I don't... well, I have issues with your Baron. I know it's not all his fault, exactly. Like - like you said, he's got issues. But Connor's my squire. And he's the best damn kid, you don't even know."

"I don't" She admits "and I don't expect you to help me with the Baron I just.. not too many others to talk to about it you know? "

"Yeah. I can listen, and I won't spill nothin'. "

"Though nadeen should know, maybe."

"Nadeen's on the up and up with him? I mean.. sidhe somettimes think politics first. She cares about him? " thougghtful " She sure seems to"

"She does, yeah. Varich can seem cold, but that's the house."

A nod "Okay. Maybe it's time to let her know" A frown

"She's good at magic, I'm not. She's a noble-noble."

"Thanks, Dagmar..." A look at her "Look, we're almost to your trod, but .. if you want? why don't you brag on your squire. He sounds like a good kid. And..what the heck is a DOGMAR?" Clearly she's heard rumors

A little laugh, and then stories... it is quickly clear how much Dagmar cares for her unexpected squire.

The satyress will laugh, and aww as appropriate

(Fade to Connor tales! Wag wag)