#earthrunes

"And I would not wish punishment for a misunderstanding?"

Coradel looks from Charity to Maisry, and then to Rollo. A sigh. "No, I understand. I don't mean to punish. Please return to your work. And please have Ivanka come to guide Zara to tour the rooms."

Maisry shoots Zara a grateful look at that, and seems very apologetic

"Yes, Baroness" All three boggans say, and return the ill gotten well intended goods

Leaving Baroness and Zara together for a moment

"Are you all right?"

Zara exhales. "Thank you, Coradel."

"You are most welcome. I'll speak with Delores...not to punish, but to let her know that Ivanka needs more authority in matters regarding sluagh sensibilities."

A speculative look. "I do have a question for you I hope you can answer for me."

"Miss Ivanka is a most welcome addition here, aye. She is most polite."

Zara nods.

"I find myself at a loss for how to address you, now. Zara seems to simple, Librarian is far too formal, Miss Zara is no longer accurate, and...Mrs. DeBuke?" she ventures, albeit dubiously.

Nose-wrinkle.

"...Madame, mayhaps? Many things are improved with French."

"..I am rather fond of Miss Zara..." A wistful sigh.

"Well, I have no objection to continuing to call you Miss Zara. You may be called whatever you wish. I simply know you have a sense of propriety, and I wouldn't want to offend you." A pause. "Make sure you let Earl know, though, so he doesn't assume you've been insulted."

Soft footsteps, Zara hears them, but the Baroness hears them only when they are close. Ivanka may only be sluagh Kinian, but she has a light step

"I shall discuss it with him, but thank you. Ah, Miss Ivanka."

Coradel turns to see the approaching kinain, and she nods. "I shall leave you to it, then. I hope you find something that suits."

Ivanka curtsies low to the Baroness and says "I apologize for my failure to.. " A sheepish look "Boggans can be strong willed in groups"

"I imagine you made your best attempt," Coradel assures her.

"They did mean well."

"Now, if you will excuse me...I need to see about locating a namer for Adam's Saining."

"Of course, Baroness" Ivanka courtsies "I'll assist here"

"Thank you!" A courteous nod to both, and she's on her way.

"Good luck, Coradel. And thank you again."

"Now... what is this I hear about a crooked room?"

"Indeed, M.. mmm Maestra? Though art a master at thy profession, Mistress would work as well, for it is the root of both Mrs and Miss... " Ivanka says "I feel boorish, but what shall I call thee?"

"Mistress is fine. So is Madame. I still like Miss... I just.. I do not care for "Missus"

"Missus does seem rather, pardon , a touch patriarchal and plebian a like" She nods "As you prefer Miss, I shall use that, and in my head I shall think of it as Mistress, for as I said, the words are linked. Now, let me show you the crooked room. Most of the staff despair of what to do with it, if you will follow please?"

"I object to the notion that Oathing has changed who I am, but not Earl." She fusses as she follows.

"Mister Earl is MOST changed, if I may be so bold? Thy love sworn seems to have instilled a confidence in him , though I do not know if it will last, I merely observe. However, " they move to the garret tower "If i may inquire, has he been boorish in regard to thy new status?"

"Nay. But everyone else seems to have ideas of what this must mean.."

"ah, alas, even boggans can be victim to arrogant presumption, i am sorry I did not do more, Miss Zara. You have always been the most pleasant of people to work for here if I may act so familiar" She goes part way up the steps, then says "Ah, there it is... there is a long step, we shall have to build an extension to the stair way. "

Eyebrow. "Is it one that may dissuade visitors?"

In truth, for Zara's light frame is it just a hop to a ledge.. and she sees it. a door in the stone work hidden by cobwebs "In truth, we think this room must have been used by the old baron.. but when the garret formed or was revealed, it was jarred askew mayhaps? It hard to tell with holds, but the room is actually very old. And.. as you can see, one must make hop to the ledgde so few risk it. One could make the extension of stairs narrow? the sort of passage only one light of foot such as your self could easily cross" She opens the door gently, not tearing the curtain of cobwebs

"Mayhaps... and I would not bar Earl from entry..."

"If I may? Thy love has portal passages or flicker flashes... " And in they go.

"That... is true."

It is a crooked little room, with cobwebs, and up high, a little window that seems to water down what sunlight passes through it. Yet, the moon might not have such a challenge.

A soft sound of delight. "Oh, my..."

Peeling wallpaper appears to be abundant, like a leper's outreaching embrace. Some areas have plaster that has fallen in bits, revealing the lath! And it is most irregular , askew and crooked, and this in turn spawning oddly shaped nooks where one could put spindly furniture and perhaps curios.

"The room was emptied by the staff for they were sure no one would want to live here.. why Dame Agincourt said she was not even sure it was quite level, wanted to put a ball bearing on the floor and see where it rolled though she never had the chance.. I did not sense it myself, but I also did not test"

And through one hole in the plaster, a bit further up (But not as high as the window) Zara might see signs of Earl's floor to HIS room.. under his bed. Why he might even be unaware of it, but her night vision sees it clear. she could get up there, then squirm into his room him non the wiser

"If you do not wish it, in about two weeks it's to be used as.. " Ahem "Storage'

"Oh, what a waste!"

"This room is wonderful..." She eyes the hole, debating if she would be able to squirm through it and surprise Earl in the middle of the night...

She has squirmed through smaller. Though perhaps with deliberate alteration she could make sure of it. Turn it something decorative as well as useful

"It is practical to do so," Ivanka says "I suppose but I too rather like it. Like the garret, this room may have existed here before, but to what use we don't know. The old Baron's materials were taken out of here, but nothing exceptional.. "A beat "That we found"

A grin!