#earthrunes

"Careful... those little claws are sharper than they look"

POUNCE!

Oh, wait, are there scritches?

August grins shyly as his fingers are first prey, then a comfort.

Earl smiles at that

Purrrr.

"Ah, there you are." Coradel approaches, the cuffs of her loose palazzo pants swirling with each step.

August looks up, brightening instantly.

Curiosity goes into alert, eyes SO WIDE as she stares at the swaying hems.

"Baroness, Coradel, hello" There is a small table, with finger foods, dipping sauces.. and there's a cat

"Hello." He stands; the Scritchers vanish.

She seems relaxed as she moves to August and slips her hands onto his shoulders, greeting him with a kiss. "Hello, my love." Then a smile to the Troll, "Sir Earl."

She doesn't seem to have noticed the kitten yet...and of course, that fabric sways enticingly.

"May I join you, or is this private?"

She will notice when her ankles are attacked!

DIE HEM DIE!

"Of course you..." he watches as her hem is beseiged

"I..AH!..." Surprise, and a sudden step back.

"Meet Curiosity, your new fae blooded feline that is NOT a pooka"

August looks alarmed when Coradel yells.

And possibly a quick kick at the offending needle-sharp thing...except thank goodness for timely introductions.

"Oh! Well...Curiosity has sharp teeth," she observes, then crouches down to mount a tickling counter-attack.

She hops, back arched!

Then he grins boyishly and crouches as well. "She came here with Zara and Earl."

Tippy-tappy nails on the floor. "Did she? Where did you find her, Earl?"

"August told us she could stay here in Earth runes"

Earl feels that must be said before he says anything else

but then "The Dreaming actually..some sort of wall? Hard to remember. She followed us back"

Big eyes and twitchy tail.

"A wall? Those always seem to be trouble. Well, if a kitten isn't welcome in a Fiona hold, then I'm doing something wrong. Of course she can stay...though she doesn't seem to like me much." The slightest pout, and she stands again and moves to claim a seat at the table. "Ah, well."

"I'm sure she will come to know you, and love you."

Wait, Cora is going away? No, we must follow!

The swirls of fabric must seem like grand floaty pillars, though now in an odd configuration as she sits with her ankles crossed to one side.

"No doubt. Now...what are you two gentlemen up to?"

Sniffing, with little touch-and-go nose taps.

August takes a seat near her, and offers his fingers to the kitten.

"Welll, talking the kitten, and how things are in Poughkeepsie"

Sniffing at August, too. Oh, too much to explore!

"Ah, yes." She helps herself to some tea and some nibbles, then looks around...and then under the table. "Where's Zara, though?"

August nods agreement with Earl. "I believe she went home."

Earl nods

"Oh." A bit of a pout. "Well, of course, school is starting again, but that was such a small visit...." she sips her tea and nibbles on a little cake.

"I hope she'll visit again soon." August looks at Earl. "And that she knows she's welcome here."

A blink and a look from August to Earl.

"Hopefully she'll make time"

He nods, fingers wiggling.

"I suppose she must be busy. She must be positively drowning in books." A smile and a sip.

"Oh she swims well"

She zooms past August's hand... zipping around the room!

"How are things here, Coradel?" Earl asks and he doees make room from his seat so she can have one