#earthrunes

"Why can't Jefferson City be her home?"

"Because Dad's not here!"

"Oh my, so you are punishing your mother..on purpose or just happen to be?"

"I'm not doing anything to her, but she knows I'm pissed about it. I even offered to go to this stupid farm school if she'd move back to Dad. She lost her mind."

"No she's not losing her mind, she lost her humanity, or at least half of it. Oh Adam you don't get it do you?"

"Get what?"

"Satyrs are NOT monogomous as a rule, and the ones that are are seen as a bit off...they're outsiders in their own kith"

"Yeah, and she already shit the bed with the local tragos. So?"

"Shit.. the bed?" A brow

"Sorry, GrandDame." he does look genuinely abashed "Language. Yes, I mean... she said it was all handled and she did what she could to fix it. But, you know."

"I don't think YOU know. As far as I know, she's not had sex with anyone but your father while here"

"Good!"

"And jeeze, I don't want to know about -that-......"

"Seems you need to, Adam.. your mother is torn. Her fae soul says it's not cheating to have sex with who she wants where she wants because sex isn't a sign of love or loyalty. Her mortal soul tells her that is SUPER cheating. Further, your father is a troll, his fae soul is about honor, and duty. So she knows it will HURT Him. However... and bare with me now, if she is separated from him, then she can't cheat can she? If she does give in..it saves your father's honor"

"That's bullsh.... not right. They're still married, for one, and for two, it'll hurt him no matter what, seperated or not. You think he doesn't hurt now, with her here??"

"Adam he agreed to this. He knows she's not human anymore.. he doesn't want her to suffer, he's as torn as she is, but better at hiding it because troll. "

"So?"

"So they agreed to a seperation temproary. It's going to be samhain..passion before duty and all that. She's almost SURE to slip. Adam, she's not SHITTING in the bed" A frown at that "She's staying away from him to avoid that thing"

The steam coming off him is almost visible. "That makes no sense. If they were together, then they'd be together if.... if, you know, things got out of hand."

"Really? Your father would keep constant watch over her 24/7 to keep his wife 'in line'? And you think that's the kind of controlling monster he wants to be?"

"For one night!"

"If that was what they both wanted, to be together and watch out for each other. That IS what they want."

"Either I'm not explaing this well... or you're not listening. It's not for one night Adam. Seelile OR unseelie your mother and father are guided by their kiths"

"They love each other! This is stupid!!"

"We were talking about Samhain."

"I'm talking about why your folks are seperated" She points out "Samhain is just the conflicting fae souls and wanting not to hurt her cherry on top"

'Or hurt him" she adds

"So what? What's the .... how does this end?" He fumes. "They stay separated to avoiding hurting each other??"

"They give it a month to see how it works or doesn't work." A frown "Only the test is somewhat disrupted and thrown off by a complication"

"Let me guess. Me."

"Your actions in this," She clarifies "YOU are fine. how you have behaved ? Less so. They come from a good place, but they are ultimately selfish and as controlling as your father feared he would be"

He crosses his arms.

"If you don't like the truth young man I'm afraid you may not enjoy my company atimes" She says without blinking

"GrandDame, for the record, these -are- two different things. My parents and that school. Yeah, maybe a little connected, but two different things. And for what it's worth, I think she is making me go there just to get me out of here. She doesn't want me around here while she, whatever."

"Well, you could think that, you'd be wrong, but you could think it" she nods

"Your mother is NOT boffing folks in the hallways while you are away. She not had sex with anyone here yet. It's amazing. I've never seen so much willpower expended by a willpower. Though I fear she may take up drinking and that could weaken her resolve"

"She doesn't want me around as a reminder that she has somewhere she should be."

"Adam, the farmhold was planned before your parents even decided on the trial separation. You GOING to the farmhold was planned before then. You are not being singled out for torment, as evidenceed by Minerva and Alanza going there"

"It was??"

"By who?"

"By two chieftains and then us... as soon as wee learned there was a school with ACTUAL person interaction? Of course we thought it would be better than just online. And a chance to make a good impression on modernists and show them sidhe are not all the same? Bonus! "

"And no one thought about asking -me-??"

"I wake up one day and BAM, off to the farm and ......" exaspirated.

"No one asked Alanza, or Minerva.. or Zane for that matter."

"Why not!??!"

"We're not childlings!"

"No, but to the mortal world, you are chilldren still or at least youth, teenagers. And they don't get to shop and pick their placed of education either"

"They don't? Some do. And anyway, do you want me to be mortal, or Fae? -THAT- should be my education."

"Well, I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wronng" She pats his hand "Changelings are not just fae. that's why they're called changelings. Even Sidhe from Aracadia are not 'pure' fae. We have both mortal and fae aspects and spirutal energies SO we need to tend to both . It's a balance between banality and bedlam"

"Then I should be going to a public school -here-."