#earthrunes

"Not yet. He must finish his tests."

"Fine."

"Sir Magnus was here earlier, I believe he hopes to help"

"I can't call on Dubh - he is but a fledge yet, my only found Star...."

"Magnus would be good at seeking, I'd think."

"Magnus definitely wants to be part of the hunt. I resist risking either of you...but if you and Magnus work together, and with support, I feel far more satisfied."

"Dubh? " She says "The name is almost famiiliar to me for some reason ."

"Dubh the Grey, one of my five... my Stalwart, My Stars..."

"I had a freehold, once. Hopewind. It was lost, but I had five loyal vassals who guarded - time in the Dreaming is different, I don't know how long it was for them. Dubh the Grey. Ragnall Shield-Breaker. Niall Wander-foot. Caitir the Hunter." A pause, a beat, "Laoghaire, the Far-seer..."

"They followed me to the mortal realm, but I lost them on the way. They fell as stars. Five stars."

"I so look forward to meeting them all, Deryn.

"

"Oh, you would like them. Dubh is being fostered with Count Jude.... I... I couldn't take him..."

"Because you are already helping Squire Colton?"

She bites on her lower lip and nods. "We're making ends meet... I'm hopeful to be carrying our weight soon, instead of relying so much on August's generosity..."

"Deryn, the time will come. But you know August does not mind."

"Still. Never forget a debt."

"You haven't forgotten. But nothing about the Code says you have to pay back all debts at once."

"...true."

"Count Jude has a good if whimsical reputation" She assures

"Whimsical? How so?"

"And the Lady coradel is right. These five stars, you feel responsible for each, oui? if so, you can only do what you can do. "

"his holding is an amusement park lady, filled with odd creatures chimerical and many enchanted mortals alike. There are roller coaster trods and more."

"They are my stars, yes.... I have a duty to protect them. I... I had an oath, once..."

"Then, if any are Liam like you, you are already helping them, you and Sir August. This hold is now welcoming, or at least tolerating of your house, and for that matter mine, despite the fact Liam has no love for either. " She assures Sparrow.

"I do not remember their houses... I have held onto their names. And Beaumayn is our friend, I remember that, too."

She smiles. "Deryn, you will find them all. Of this I am sure."

A smile, (In French) "Clearly we've worked wonders for restoring Liam Beaumayn relations"

Raised eyebrows. "I have tried to help."

A blush "Oh, you speak French" Surprised

She looks between the two.

((DLP...I thought you meant she smiled in French. 🙂 ))

OOC: Nope. that was me trying to save time searching for a babbelfish or what not

((...unless she has studied French in the last 6 months....?))

OOC: if it ain't on your sheet probably not 😉

She clears her throat, blushing slightly.

A blank look to the other two. "What was that?"

"I... consider Lady Jennette..." She hesitates, but her wings give a betraying flutter. "An excellent ambassador for her house..."

"Thank you. I feel much the " Blush "Same about Baroness Deryn. She is a skilled orator for her ideals."

A grin. "Well, that makes two of you." She considers them. "You look good together, too." She sets her practice blade aside.

"Well..."

Jennete puts her own away "Kind of you to say"

Coradel doesn't wait for Sparrow to finish her thought. "Then it is settled. You will work together, along with Magnus and Colton, to seek out this Star. Deryn, you will not go off on this venture unprepared or unassisted." A firm nod. "Now, I must check on Bachdion. Excuse me, ladies."

And as swiftly as she entered the ring, she exits it.

A sigh. "Yes, Mother."

The Beaumayn bows to the departing Fiona, then looks at Sparrow, "She is a force, isn't she?"

...casting a bright smile back over her shoulder at Sparrow for that.

*Gone*

"She is." A soft laugh.

A blush "Apologies. I should not ... i don't normally trhow private affairs out like that I... shouldn't have even in French."