#earthrunes

Phones. Feh.

She has one, of course..

Feh.

She takes hers out, considering a text...

They apologize, they didn't leap onto him to keep track. They didn't see him as an escape risk

Normally, he isn't...

She considers her phone, the black glass so like a mirror....

She tilts it and traces out Earl's name with her fingertip - why call, if you can scry?

And what she sees, startles her... the wards allow her in, she has earned DeBuke trust... so there is no struggle.

But she sees Earl by the side of a bed ridden woman, Agnes is a paler blue than is healthy. And others gather aroun d her too. Clem has a medical bag

Eyes narrow - no wonder he ran, and no wonder he didn't think to stop... but Clem is the best healer she knows...

And she can hear Clem's voice explaining "She needs her rest, yes. It was a severe heart attack.."

"Impossible" someoene else says "Agnes has the stamina of a mule"

"Impossible or not, it happened" Clem says

Earl says "What can we do?"

"I want to know HOW it happened?" ANother says

Clem says "She's in no condition to answer, but it was Myrtle Anne who rushed to me, she was there... but we're not going to interogate the poor woman just yet. Folks, we need to get word only to those we trust that we're .. for now, we're done a Hearth"

Emmit holds Agnes hands, then looks up..as if peering right at Zara. She's never seen her old teacher more despondant

And he makes a soft gesture, and the image... blurs, the sounds fade. Her scrying, cancelled

FROWN.

Oh.. Emmit must be very upset indeed

or maybe he just doesn't want Agnes gawked at.

Myrtle Anne? who is that? Not any DeBuke she knows

And then she gets a text, from Earl

TXT: bad news. Agnes had a heart attack. She's alive, but things are .. a bit crazy. Should have told you on way out

TXT: Should I come?

TXT: Not much either of us can do, Clem has me picking up some folks. Word is being spread

TXT: Aye, so I should come?

A long pause TXT: Yes. please.

TXT: I shall be there forthwith

TXT: 💙

TXT: 💜

And that is all he need send.

One spider on her shoulder comments I see why you don't just use him and drain him