#earthrunes

"Quite."

One the sisters is making a web ... right above August's head.. no reason

"Deca..."

"Hm?"

"August, it would be wise to take our new friend to safety. I shall feed the sisters."

"Ah, yes. Will you please ask Miss Ivanka to bring the cage to my study?"

"Certainly."

"Thank you. And.... I'm glad you're well." A warm smile, and he departs, walking carefully as the top of his head sings.'

In the halls "I'm tellinng you, the man's hair is gorgeous.. it could not get any more perfect"

Then the now MUSICAL hair moves by and women stare

once he's gone "I was wrong"

A soft giggle.

Deca hmmphs. Some spiders might have liked a musical meal. Justt saying

"I know darlings. Disappointing. Here...." She pricks a fingertip with a needle.

For a moment, the sisters seem to confer among themselves. Some debate?

"Darlings?"

They come down, and very carefully, each only drinks the slighest amount.

even by spiders standards

"But I am doing much better..."

One of the sisters, bold and speaking You were injured , blessedof the crown. You have recovered by magic, but you deserve a night where the scent of your life's blood is not a river. We have conferred. You may compell us with the crown, but otherwise, we are resolved to take but the slightest. You can weave no webs properly if you treat yourself too cavalierly

"Aye, Octa. I shall not compel."

Spider nods , and they decide it is time to go out and hunt. Some of the survivors of the spring cleaning will be out of place, confused and easy picking, or should be.

She sucks on her fingertip, and heads up to the garrett.

She hears.. showering?

It's earl's shower!

Hmph!

She slips off her weary voile and slides into his bed, waiting for him.

The sheets are to her liking, she knows he made sure she liked the feel. And it occurs to her than in a way, he set a web for her.

Well, she can be caught. It is nice to be home.

She does check to see if the phone is on the nightstand.

AH HA!

There it is.

Peeeeeeeeeeeeeer.

Looks like it's screen isn't lit up. Normally that's not a problem with her vision but for a screen it means she doesn't have darkess, she has blank. If she were to touch it?

Squirm.

Blast it all.. torture!

SIGH.

And Earl comes out, clean and...moving to clothes, not seeing her yet "There I smell better"

She sits up, the sheet draped over her chest. "Going somewhere?"

He turns, starts, a little thrill to catch him off guard, then a smile breaks over his face "Zara.. I thought you'd still be having tea with August"

"I came up to see you."

He slides into bed next to her "Then i am blessed"

"Thou art." She twines against him, cool skin against his shower-warmed back.

She feels like a river creature basking in a rock that was heated by the sun during the day and still warm now that is night. He wraps his arms about her, artists fingers along her spine and at her hip

"Mmm." She sniffs him.

"What was the message?"

He smells of earl and a bit of soap and.. mud?

"A family friend was in trouble. I had to help bring him to himself"

"Mmm..." Her nose follows the scent. "And got muddy?"

"What happened?"