#debukefarmhold

Agnes brings out the tea, "This should help flush Earl out, but got your preferred sort, Zara"

"....What lies within that she would kill for?"

"Don't you still have the book?" Agnes says "Tell me she didn't near KIll Earl and get what she wanted to boot? Wilders in my day spat in their eye and..."

"Sit up, Love." She helps him. "Nay. Bronte fled with it."

"Aunt Agnes," Clem says "I know you're mad on his behalf, but easy."

"Is okay. " Earl says sitting up. He is guided

"Drink the tea." She directs as she snakes her arms around him.

"I... am not certain where Bronte will go, truth."

"But she shall not sacrifice a book."

"It's okay, we'll scry her.. if need be, make sure she's safe," Clem says

Earl sips slowly.

Agnes says "Bookwyrms do not give up their trove light like" A nod

"Have some tea yourself, there Zara. Settle your nerves." Clem directs "Give us time to think on how to handle this ...lady. You got a name, a description?"

"Aye, aye.."

"Barbie, queen of the elves" Earl snorts

"Countess Huaralyis. Blonde, busty, EIluned."

"I thought there was a rule they all had to be brooding and brunette," Clem says then nods "Well, we'll pay our respects to her for roughing Earl up, I think."

"Nuh huh" Earl says "Zara n I wanna shot at her... you take away Zara's chance for payback, she'll make sad face. I don't like when she gets sad face."

"Oh for goodness sake, Earl. Zara's reasonable," Agnes says

"Oh, my revenge shall be reading every page of that book. And not laying a hand on it myself, as I promised."

"I shall not stand in your way, Clementine."

"See, reasonable," Agnes says

Earl drinks and looks over Zara, making sure she's okay after that fall

Clem ponders, then nods, "Well, let's see what we can do. I may have to intrupt the mountain's lesson to get him to scrying"

"This Huaralyis erred."

"Big time," Clem says, "Understimating you, Earl... and well, I guess she doesn't know about us. But she's about to..."

Tapping sound..message from 1122

he's contacting her long distance.

"Dammit."

She listens.

Am at evil lady's base. Stop. Know where she keeps her crown. Stop. Should I give directions? Stop. Not sure why I'm staying stop, except it's fun. STOP. So many attractive damsels here. Stop._

"Do not succumb. Note path, seek safety."

"Aye, but you alone cannot steal it. I do not want to risk you falling under its power."

"Did she just space out? was there a reason?" Clem says

"There's always a reason for my lady," Earl says as his tea is refilled

"1122 has found her lair."

"That sneaky little..." Earl says

But proudly

Clem says "it's a good thing he's a spider not a kithain or half the ladies over here would be ooing and awwing over the fellow like an action hero."

Agnes raises a brow at that.

"You did see all the new spiderlings.. ah..." She clears her throat.

"OH, him... mmph. " Agnes says "Half way tempted to a shot gun wedding with him."

"He's clockwork, don't ask me how it works."

"Built a bit TOO well I suppose" Clem says

Earl is on another cup, then blinks "I need to ah, use the bathroom..pardon."

He rises, carefully, and goes off.

"He'll be fine. He's drank three cups, I'm trying to flush him out" Agnes says

"Aye..."