#debukefarmhold

Miss Evergreen smiles at this

"Well, I... well." Shrug.

"oh, if I may?" Miss Evergreen says "Chieftain?"

Clem raises a brow "yes?"

"Allow Miss Zara to take some pomengrates, not just for her own personal use, but when she wants or needs, in order to teach the balor a lesson. " The green leafed haired woman says "I don't like them but miss zara, like I, value life. I think she might be able to use desire as a weapon if need be."

"Mmm.. I can see the potential there."

Clem grins, "Miss Evergreen, that is an excellent idea." A nod "Zara, help yourself"

"With care. And... thank you, Chieftain."

"You're welcome," Clem says "Sides, "That idiot made it kind of personal I hear." (PRESSES SEND)

A sniff.

"He'll learn."

"Oh dear.. this is more the scarecrow's style than mine. Pardon, I'm going to check on the maudes" Miss Ever green smiles, "I just love babies, can't wait." Then she eyes clem and zara specutlatively.

"You go on now, Miss Evergreen, all things in their time, remember?" HINT HINT by the Chief.

Sheepish, the Kubera walks off

"Nope, no babies here."

"good lord, don't let the youthful nymph angle fool you, Miss Evergreen is worse than half my aunts. I'm still young, thanks. You?"

"I wish to graduate first, thank you."

"Smart lady" a nod

Then " Cadman's gone back to Thyle" A sigh "Only for a month or two, he says. Got to make sure it's okay after the Dragon Wake, check up on family. So on."

"Ah. Frustrating."

Pause. "Siv's boat could get you there?"

"I.. it could I suppose, but, I'm needed here" A nod then "But maybe.. maybe some time after yule if he's not back by then?"

"Or a nip off before Thanksgiving... out and back in a snap."

YUP, Troll blush

"Well, if any troll would understand that, it's probably Siv. That girl's a die hard romantic."

"She is. And I am sure Cadman would appreciate the surprise."

A sly smile slips there "I can almost guarantee he would"

"So then. Vent some passion so you can focus on duty, nu?"

A BLUSH "Well, yes. Maybe that's why I resent that tree right now"

"You will feel better."

"Makes me seem shallow" Grumble

"You are mortal."

"Even though I had a successful campaign in Gaul?"

"Aye. So - shall you message Siv, or shall I?"

"I'll do it, I'll do it, don't pester. Do I mother hen you? " A pause "often" she adds

Snerk.

a chuckle back, "Thanks, Zara."

Footsteps, "A smiling chief, that's a good sign." Emmit's voice

"Hey, Winky."

"Zara!" Clem says

"That's Mountain Winky to you," The big elder grins

But he moves towards them, "Clem, it's about the tree."

"You can reweave it so it produces wisdom or something?" Clem says

"I told you, reweaving for selfish ends can lead to bad things and is frowned on by other namers" he says "No no, it's about who did it. Piper threw the 'bomb', but someone else made it. I think I figured out who"

"Her cousin" Clem said "I asked."

Eyebrow.

CLem notices the brow, "Sorry, Zara. I back slid for a second"

"You knew? Mm well, yes. It's the components of the spell that surprised me. Chicanery, multi layered, communal magic. Near as I can figure he gathered lust from not just himself but numerous other lads of his age group, then primed it to take on the dragon.. a delaying tactic." Emmit says "And I think it would have worked"

"It did work, just, not on the dragon" Clem said "you're saying this fellow's a sorcerer?"

"Not near, in fact he's lucky the expenditure didn't wipe him out, but it's outside the box thinking with a time delay that some folks who practiced for years hadn't got down.. why even Miss Zara here might be impressed."