#darkgatefortress

No bedlam, just a bit of wistful nostalgia, perhaps. She shakes it off and digs into her pockets, then her pack. Pulling out a hairbrush, she picks through the strands with a squinted eye, and pulls out a couple that are longer and darker than her own short white-blond curls. These she offers to Zane.

"I ask her not to use my hairbrush, but this time of year she'll just lose her own under a pile of clothes or something, and my stuff is fair game." A fond smile.

"But no, I don't just carry or gather my lovers blood." Her nose wrinkles up. "Ick."

"You'd be surprised how useful it is to have bits of your loved ones you want to protect," He looks at the hair on the top of Piper's head, "I'll shave you later" then he goes back to Siv's hair "She dyes it blue I see. Yeah, that's a tell. Okay. I can get to work on that amulet"

"How can I help?"

"You just did, amulet and hair. I'll get one of the jewlers here to fix it, then work on the dual enchantments. The hair should help put in a bit of a flare to protect Siv from the threat too." He adds, "It should take a day if the jeweler doesn't have another job "

"Do you need help fixing the enchantment? I'm not sure how it works, if you don't know the magic yourself - though theoretically like, the- the like, magic framework might still be there, just broken? Or does it need to be completely re-instilled?"

"Well, I could use your help at the final stages of the repair... but if you want, you could recharge a receptacle and I could use it even when you're not here" Zane ponders "I know you want to have a part of this, and I respect your expertise in Aphrodisa, but you also have a life and if it the Jeweler can't do it today then you might end up waiting a lot longer than you intended. SO..." he gets up and bounds to a chest on the ground, knocking 'shave and a hair cut' on it. It opens and he sorts through various items "Ah ha... here is the receptacle." He holds up what looks to be a label less tin can, empty. "Put the spell in there if you like" He puts it before her on the desk, "That is a CAN Do Later"

She starts to say, "What's so desireable about a tin can? I mean, is this a goat joke? We're BOTH better than that." A pause, and she considers. "wait, is that a pun?"

"Yes, latest thing, puns" He grins "Look, the can will hold your magic so I can put your magic in the amulet later even if you're not here. It's not the lure itself"

"Sorry I wasn't clear" he admits

The cantrip's working flows and pools into the minor treasure... handy thing. Now that spell waits in the can! Pulsing and slumbering. Like Spiced ham

"Nice work" her cousin grins

Now he rises anew "SO, we take this to my jeweler friend"

"Anyone I know?"

"I don't think so, but if yo uwant to meet them?" he offers

"Sure! What girl doesn't like jewelry?" She trots along amicably.

He leads her to a spot just outside the fort proper, less grim and stalwart, more folksy shop area, "A lot of the locals wanted to do trade with us on their terms, the Chief and Storm were like 'noo no no, danger place' and I kind of arranged this compromise" He admits

"Hey, Sparkles? You here?" He taps one 'shop stand' "Bridge has a favor to ask"

The thing opens up and a female boggan who has multple rings, and glorious earrings, and of course, a necklace with a lovely gem stone in the center opens up. She looks to be nearing grump hood but is not there yet. She's not that pretty, not ugly either, but damn her bling is off the charts

"Heya, what's up, Zane? And who is this? Welcome welcome to my spot. Looking for some horn jewelry?" Sparkles asks

"This is my cousin, Piper, Piper, this is Sparkles"

"Sparkles?" She asks, dubiously, then grins. "Yep - fitting! Hiya, Sparkles."

"Hey, what can I do you for?" She eyes Piper "Let me guess, Cali girl? You prefer Southwest Turquoise, Pacific Pearl, or maybe a groovy Suglitte? I'm telling you, those horns of yours are dying to be hugged by a bit of jewelry"

"Actually," Zane says, "What we need is this repaired." He offers up the amulet "LIke good as new and ready for magic to be filled."

"I do like turquoise, though...."

"Oh let me get you some turgoise horn bling, or would you prfer an anklet that won't slip off a hoof?" Even as she takes the amulet "Huh, oh wow, this is a nice piece, or was. "