#earthrunes

Coradel smiles at the satyress's enthusiasm.

Rebekah Esther Bernowiz.. 'Reb' to her friend fights a huff at the interuption (Rude!) and fidgets hoping this goes okay.

Coradel blinks at the pause. Surely this lovely girl has sponsors here?

Vernon from Greasers speaks up "I'm her mentor and her friend. She's got the chops" The elvis impersonator beams

Coradel gives Vernon a VERY pleased smile.

It turns out she has two others to back her up, Rileybrie, and Sir Bachdion

Another smile to Rileybrie, and a wink to Sir Bachdion.

"Take my sleeve, please... and pull" Jodfrey says to her

"I'm not that strong? I mean.." She latches on... and the upper part of the sleeve that was already torn comes off "Wow" She says

Adam can't help jogging his leg a little, but he largely maintains outward calm.

The boggan's name is Cliff Barker, and soon enough, Delores is vouching for him, whihc may surprise folks. They've never seen this fellow.

And two more vouch... both boggansn. is this a conspiracy?

Even Zara didn't know this was going on.

Conspiracy or not, Coradel is pleased. The boggans deserve a win. They work hard enough for it.

Besides, she trusts Delores's judgement.

And the OTHER sleeve is offered... Cliff looks a bit dubious. He's a grown man wondering if he's secretly part of a Chippendale act, but it rips loose

The Sluagh lad is last... and looks VERY spooked

The Namer leans frowards, and whispers to the boy.

And the boy whispers back

Coradel glances to see if she can spot Zara as the Namer approaches the sluagh boy, but soon her attention is back on the boy himself.

Zara watches, listens... she has sharp ears.

"mutter mutter chance ... sluagh namer sir? I worry .... muter mumble sluagh won't trust mumble if in ..sidhe power?" //"Oh, lad, most sluagh in this area have sidhe namers. If there were a sluagh one I knew of, I'd ask him or her to step forward"

Coradel looks puzzled. A sluagh namer? Interesting notion....

A spider scuttles up the boy's leg.

the boy looks down, thenn taps his fingers and.. ask the spider, in it's own language Greetings, madame? What wantest thou?

He has the gift of arachnid speech

"A sluagh namer may be had, if you wish it."

Adam is NOT trying to eaves drop, but he does hear Reb muttering 'And that's when I lost my patience and my shit and killed them all. Almost made it the whole year and a day, but I couldn't take it, I plotz... boom, a shanda"

What? But how am I to get out of this will out outting a kith sib?

Reb gets a sidelong look but he says nothing.

Coradel makes a brief amused sound at Reb's impatience. She gets it.

A whisper...and the boy bows and ..steps out.

Jodfrey looks surprised, then intrigued as the boy steps out of line (He IS still in the chamber)

Then her amusement vanishes. "Namer? Is something wrong?"

Then the Namer turns "One will seek his name with another's aid" His eyes look about the room then he says "Those three that remain... take each ring of clothe you have and come back to me"

Coradel looks at the sluagh boy another moment, then refocuses on the namer's ritual.

Adam glances after the sluagh boy, mystified, but steps forward with the rest.

And as they do, Boggan Grump, Satyress Wilder, and Sidhe Wilder, he takes the circles in his hands while saying "Hold on each to your corner... and repeat after me:"

Zara watches.

And then, intending them to repeat, he says "Mother of Mysteries. Guardian of truths..."

"Mother of Mysteries. Guardians of Truths....."

The others say this as well

Coradel silently urges the balefire to support the Namer's work.

The Namer goes on "I have walked a year and a day with open eyes and open heart. I have paid my time, I have filled my cup of dreams"

the bale adds.. ambiance.. shadows, lights...

Adam repeats as bid.

As do the others

"Let me drink from the cup, let me rest- reveal my name!" He says

Rebekah Esther can' say it fast enough!