#earthrunes

"Sure. I can give you some tips if you like?" he offers "The baron taught me a few technicques, mostly related to Dreamers"

"Uhh...." hesitation "I'm not a Dreamer. Not yet. I've been trying but...."

"No no, I mean on finding dreamers... musing them gently, that kind of thing"

"-Can- I muse? I'm mortal. Still."

"If you ever have that sidhe come out... you'll need it"

"-If-" momentarily glum.

"Frankly I'm stunned it's even possible" Squire Tylar says "Think about it. how often does a non changeling just BECOME a changeling?"

"Never." Still glum.

"And yet, you might be the impossible yet. That's exciting"

"Yeah." He does not sound excited, somehow.

"In our world, it helps if you can hope, if you can imagine it, and believe"

"I'm here, and I'm trying....."

"I know, but you seem so down about it. "

"Sorry, kith thing,we try to help folks. Sometimes we're annoying about it" He admits

"Nah,an, it's cool. I -do- get discouraged sometimes. " he shrugs.

"So did I. Boggans aren't natural nobles. We Serve em, but not many of us get titled. I'm lucky Sir.. pardon now Baron August gave me a chance. It wasn't easy, and I won't say I didn't work for it"

"But I definitely got discouraged a few times"

Adam nods, shrugs. "You been here a while then?"

"Feels like," he nods "A few years at least"

"Years? Wow....."

"Yup. But it did happen. I was squired. I joined house lIam. And despite their stigma they don't take justanyone"

"Uhhh. Yeah. Good for you!"

"Thanks, " he smiles "But I'm not just patting myself on the back. I'm saying the nearly impossible happens every day here. The Impossible? that just takes afew years. You'll get your dreams"

"Yeah. Hope so, anyway." A pause. "And, you know, even if I don't, getting to be part of all this is still pretty good. And I like having mentors. Like....it's school, but better."

"oh yeah, this place is firm on that. Ball Room Dancing, Fencing, Sky Diving..."

"Yeah...." wistfully happy.

"Best summer vacation ever. I thought summer was going to suck."

"Yeah? " A smile "Well, has it's perks. Sir Bachdion can surprise you though. Nothing like him going 'hey want to go for ice cream' and finding yourself in Denmark"

"That would be AWESOME!!"

"It was, but still a shock"

"You went?"

"Oh yeah.. really happened" he says "Sir Bachdion is older than he used to be.. not that I'd say that to him, so less glamour, but every now and then he's just go to get up and go and happy to bring folks along"

"You're also learning from two others right?"

"Yes. Grand dame Bondraste and Sir Magnus." Proudly.

"SIr Magnus is almost as good as the Seer and Miss Zara at some arts, and he knows Chronos"

"Yeah, I'm hoping to get more into the magic stuff but with everything else we haven't started it. I'm pretty weak on magic; I've only done it a few times, and I had to have help."

"A lot of us need help with it" He nods

A shrug. "At first?"

"Maybe it will be easier if I .... you know."

"At first, but even then, some folks just aren't that good at arts. Rollo's tough as hell, but he's no magician"

"No, I get that."

"Still, I want to try, you know? Every Fae I've met has SOME magic."

"Sure. I'll be happy to help with that" he says "I think Primal and Wayfare are popular with warriors, but Legdermain is handy. "

"Uh. Ok." Carefully. "How?"

"Oh! Do you know that one where you can tell people to do stuff? Sovereign?"

"Oh, no I don't know that one but I can tell you about it" He says

"Yeah? I'd like to learn that one....."

"Protocol... that's the first level" He explains "it enforces proprieity"

A puzzled expression. "Like.... manners? Grand Dame Bondraste is big on that."

"I don't think she cast it on you, but kind of like manners yes. And procedure, and who speaks first. It in forces it"