#darkgatefortress

A blush purples

"One of the soldiers, unnder your storm. Set me up pretty good by tthe way. "

"What do you mean, set you up?"

"So.. Mr Guy... " she doesn't give a name yet "Shows up with a treat... ice cream... wearing an apron. My favorite flavor. Says 'Hearth is awful busy so I brought this to you" and I take it figuring EVERYONE is getting ice cream. Thank him, savor it, and tell him he'll make a good hearth one day if he helped make this for everyone"

"And...that's when he told you it was just for you?"

She mimes a lazy grin "Me? I'm a soldier under the storm, this is a one of a kind ice cream for a one of a kind lady. Seen you around. We should hang sometime'"

"THEN... " her voice back to normal isntead of miming the boy "he heads off, swaggger walk!"

"Ohhhh, nice line."

"And you enjoyed watching him leave?" she says with a smirk.

A BLUSH " Damn me, I did."

Sylvi laughs. "Okay, so...tell me who, and I'll tell you what I know about him, if I know anything."

"All I could learn was that his name is Raggnulf. I could pry more thann that without seeming suspeicious"

"Raggnulf..." She mulls over what she knows about the DarkGate soldier.

Not that she objectifies, but... the name sounds familiar.. and she does recall nice asses. One fellow has the classic wwhite troll hair but with a lock of red. And yes, a great ass, lazy grin. AND ... since she did he homework, she thinks Colton mentioned something abou him having satyrs in the family. Which might explain some boldness

"OOoooh, yeah...I know which one that is. So, I don't know a lot, but...Colton said he's got satyrkin, so that might be why he's a little like Siv in the got-no-shame department."

"Think you're going to take him up on the invite?"

"Oh great, satyr boys are.. well, I mean he's NNOT a satyr but if he's expecting an easy ..." A sigh "That was really good ice cream and he clearly researched my favorite flavor. Sneaky sexy assed son of a ..." A humph arms crossed "Why am I actually intrigued?"

"Is there any reason why you shouldn't be?"

"I've got duties"

"Well...your duties are different than mine, I know that. But do your duties mean that you're not allowed to date?"

"Nooooo " she admis

"Okay, so, other than duties, any other reason? I mean...you get a good vibe from him?"

"I donn't get a BAD onne" She admits "Okay. I'm spooked. I haven't dated sinnce ..well, Betram"

Sylvi sighs. "Yeah. Um. You've talked to Bertram, right? I mean...since?"

"Noooo"

oh someone has chickened out

Sylvi blinks. "Does he... He knows, right?"

"I don't think anyone has told him" Squirm

"Holy crap, Kelby!" Sylvi stares at her a moment.

"I KNOW. I just kept hopingg SOMEONE else would tell him"

"I thought YOU were going to! Otherwise, I would have!"

A blink. "What do you want to do?"

"Hide?"

"Kelby!"

A WINCE "Okay. I'll go see him"

"Do you want me to go with you?"

"You've got things going on"

"I...I do...but I want to help...."

"Well..maybe? I .. up to a trip to KC?"

"Let me make a couple of calls, let folks know where I'll be." And she does so.

And that's fine... but please be back by eveninng

She agrees to this, then says to Kelby, "Let's go get this over with." This is not a trip she's particularly looking forward to.

"I know, I know... I'm a wuss"

"Well...I get it. I've sure had my wuss moments, too. Plenty of them."

"Tha's why I like you, City girl" Arm around her "Empathy and kicking me in the rump combined" And off hey go

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