#debukefarmhold

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"Auntie Clem, you want to put what on my... our ship?" Captain Siv blinks

"Well, we got three cows and a bull, there's the horses, a couple of goats...." Clem says

Clem goes into the farm animals , chimerical and otherwise, that would need to get onto the Kestrel

Frank just starts moving animals on.

"We kind of thought we'd be saving DeBukes here" Siv says

"The Childlings and the very young ones are mostly gone already," Chieftain Clem says "And many of the wilders and the grumps won't leave. We've lived here all our lives, it's in our blood and bones. "

"There's only one way to defeat Skallstryke and a last stand isn't it," Siv says firmly, "You know that."

"Yes, yes we do," Clem says, "And it don't change a thing. We will hold here"

"And die here too if need be," She says "Some of us will be going, but the animals will help provide for our young ones. "

A few wilders and grumps, mostly kinian, are getting on.

Helping with the animals

Siv scowls, then gets to loading up, she does mutter under her breath.

Frank seems comfortable with the animals, gets them stowed, and sees to the DeBukes coming with the Kestrel as well.

"Looks like some of them would rather die here than live elsewhere," Siv mutters to her father "Stuborn stupid pride"

"Home... is important. Want me to get them?"

"YOu can't make them leave, dad. I think they've got us out numbered. Thanks for the offer though" SHe sighs "Let's just help those what have sense."

"And home is where family is chooses home to be... if you ask me. Any port has its wonders, home has the right people. That's what makes it home"

Maybe Frank believes he COULD make them leave... but he doesn't insist.

A grunt, and back to the work.

Piper is visible in the background. Here, then there. Helping calm a goat kid to lead it onto the ship, taking a message, carrying this box or that bundle. She gives Siv a nod and salute, but there is work to be done, and as long as she's doing it, no one will try to encourage her to leave... or so that's her plan - sticking around until the Dragon shows up, or... doesn't.

SIv nods to Piper's salute and continues on.

Supplies, animals, and troll kinain on the Kestrel. It can handle the load, but it's filling up fast.

A couple of DeBuke wilder lads are helping load it up but not going themselves. They eye Piper, not with disapproval, but standard teenage guy speculation. But unlike some teenage guys, blush VERY much if caught

A few DeBuke lads check out the captain between chores. Something Frank notices

Frank confronts those lads.

Not aggressively, but directly.

"Mountain" Says one lad , respectfully and looking to perhaps slip away

Piper drops her gaze and moves on quickly. Not because she is bothered... rather, she IS bothered. She loosens her collar, and QUICKLY moves over to busy herself elsewhere. Glamour pulsing within the crystal secreted in her pocket, echoing the pulse of blood through her veins - oh man. No. No time to dally... this is not HER lust. And she disappears to take a breather before diving back into work... elsewhere.

Were Mountain Emmit here, he'd probably feel that magic, but few as powerful as he are about, and Frank's not in tune with the wards. Wards that the DeBukes can bypass.

Piper finds some girls her age, Kinian women, talking among themselves "Can't believe we're not allowed to suit up and fight. I'd say it's sexist but Clem is a girl too." /"Let's be honest, we're not going to kill a dragon. We only have so many chimerical weapons. The farm has never been about that"

Siv might spy Zara and Earl as well - Zara seems intent on wreathing the whole place with blessings and wards.

She commiserates. "They wouldn't let me go along and quest or fight either. Maybe it's for protection, or maybe just that we weren't best equipped for the tasks at hand.Don't forget that weapons aren't the only way to fight. Cheer up, gals. As sexist as it was, Rosie the Riveter wasn't wrong - the forces behind the fighting folk are helping as much as the front lines, in their way." And she strikes a comical version of the famous poster pose with a grin.

That wins her smiles and support "We can do it" One agrees. ANother asks, "HEy, who are you anyway? Not to be rude. Just dont' recall a girl satyr at Rivervale"

"Oh, I'm new in town. And let's face it, if I were you, I'd be more interested in male Satyrs, and at that not even that interested with all the blue beefcake you have around here..." She blushes a bit and ducks her head with a cheeky grin. "Sorry! I know they've gotta be your relatives. Just... I thought California had it made with shirtless surfers, but we had NOTHING on farm boys..."

laughter "Wait till you get to know them" A few joke "THey'll bore you so badly." "I would love to meet a surfer guy. Not enough guys with long hair" One says

Zara's enchantments are like a ring of wire around an stone wall, seemingly weaker, but more likely to tangle and snare

"Oh?" She leans in conspiratorily towards the lady who mentioned surfers. "Oh, you've seen Aquaman, right? Or as I like to call him... "Water Thor"? Or do you prefer the blond nordic type?" Casually weaving the conversation over to what really sets fire to those Farmgirl's daisy dukes...

The general agreement is that one thing that isn't missing is blondes.// "you know, I know they get a bad rep, but I think Asian guys are kind of cute." //"You just watch too mucch of that anime"

"Call me traditional, but give me someone who can play music... oooh, just imagine - those smouldering eyes locking on yours as he croons a rock ballad and fingers strum on his guitar... or take some of those wind-players, they can't sing at the same time, but imagine how they know how to use their TONGUES...."

Some heart felt sighs.

Blushes... too. So many

and the stone seems to pulse

Piper shivers deliciously, and continues her work, slowly and steadily.

Soon, the ship is ready to fly off, getting the animals and the first group of kinian to safety