#earthrunes

"Oh." He thinks about that, nods. "Makes sense."

"YEs, keeps courts from being over run with chatter"

"Sure! What else?"

"Oh uh.. later on there's Dictum, that's the most obvious use.. you command, others obey"

"Yeah." Grimly "Yeah, that one."

"Oh you've been on the receiving end huh?"

"Yeah."

"Not fun. ... sidhe use it, but boy do we resent it. " A thought "Oh, then there's Grandeur, that's a mind scrambler

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"What does that do?"

"It makes them the center of your world, it.. it's like Sidhe beauty, but more?"

"They're already like that, for me." wistfully. "All of them."

"YEaH, but folks have fallen in LOVE with folks casting that... well, at least super crushes. Sidhe are cautious because of that fall out"

"Dude, I think I could be gay for Sir Magnus, so I totally understand."

"Exactly!"

"I mean, even Baron Truthbranch......"

"Oh the spit curl. I wish I could get my hair to do that"

"I know someone who could help with that." a touch sourly.

"oh? Who?"

Adam starts to pack up his stuff. "Name's Sylvi, a troll at Rivervale."

"She has a YouTube channel, she's good with make up and hair and stuff."

"Oh. Well, good for her then .I admit I'm not so much into the make up but I wouldn't mind a new cut"

"She's got the goods." Adam endorses, and finishes packing.

Packing his own stuff, the squire nods "Not a bad idea. Anwyay. I can try to teach you some legedermain, but not soveriegn"

"Thanks... but I should maybe ask my mentors if that's ok? Just.... you know. In case?"

"Oh sure" He nods

"Cool. And thanks for the spar. And, uh, talk."

"Anytime" And they part

Adam takes his gear back to his suite......

And after stepping inside the shared area, he looks around.

Seeing he's alone, he dashes to his room and dumps his bag, then digs a bit in a cabinet and comes out with a slightly foxed box.

He hears sounds in the suite mate's room

He freezes. Peeks out of his room.

Seeing he is still alone, he steps out to the seating area with the box and opens it, taking bits and pieces out. He puts things out as if the contents were being explored and then abandoned out of disinterest. Neatly, contained on the coffee table or seat(s) but..... disinterested.

More sounds from her room

Ok, yes. He is interested and listens but he also uses the time to distribute stuff from the box. There is a plan.

Then a golfball sized hole.

He looks.......? Where?

In her door.

"Furk" Her eyeball peeks out

Adam drops what he's holding. "You ok?"

"Yeah.. just having trouble with some homework. Are YOU okay? I didn't kill anyone? or injure them?"

"Uh, I don't think so?" He looks around.

"Anyway.... uh. So. That's homework?"

"Yeah, small minature seige engine... kind of like a crossbow slingshot"

"Cool." He looks at the debris from the box. "Cool."

"What's in the box?"

"Oh. I wanted to get this for some of the kids in Rivervale? But I don't know if all the pieces are there and... I don't know if it works." He shrugs. "Got it at a thrift shop."

"Yeah?" She gets curious "That's.. nice of you... you want me to help make sure it works?"