#earthrunes

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"That was very nice, Miss Zara, thank you for inviting me" Lily chimes

"But of course."

"Jacob is rather a boy, but his ability to hold his breath until he passes out is most impressive"

Zara nods. "He is a boy, but he cannot help it."

"True..."A nod "Perhaps I should fake a crush and disgust him into flight when next we meet?"

"Oh, devious."

"Sounds a bit rude" Tziporah looks around "Oh my. Thank you for the transportation, Sir Earl"

"Well, later I'll take you ladies to Brightwinds, but, you're welcome. " Earl shrugs "You wanted to see the library here"

"How could I not?" Tziporah smiles "After I was old so much about i"

"Well, tis a modest place..."

"Not what Caspian said," Tziporah explains "He went on about tales of Bronte's lair..." They enter into tthe library

Oh and instantly a spider drops on Zara's shoulder to fill her in on he drama! Vince a Chancellior? A new Bard? But then.. Coradel's fury.. only to learn Hume was out to rescue

Leave Sidhe ONE Holiday and they just invent drama

"Honestly...."

Bronte, however, is set to show the two girls her Hoard!

Indeed, Bronte boasts in poems and prose to the girls, even as Zara gets the news of Coradel shifting from volcanic to heroic ..as is the Fiona Way

"Trouble?" Earl asks

Zara briefs Earl.

Earl groans

"You realize now that she's sure he's alive and well he's not off the hook?"

"Of course."

"Poor Emma... 'patch him up so I can do injury to him'" He observes "Okay we don't know she said that"

Already Lily reads upside down like a bat

And Tziporah has found a book of the world

"Oh dear."

Tziporah looks up "Everything okay? You two look distressed"

"Oh, politics."

"Need you help finding anything? The adventure novels are on the left there..."

"Actually, this Atlas on Concordia is riveting" She says flipping through the pages where Chimerica maps shift like hand painted animation

"Oh! Quite! You should take notes on where you wish to go..."

A nod "It has the Barony of Dry tears?"

She focuses on a page "But now that's changed you say?"

"Bright Winds, now... let's update that..."

With a touch of Zara's hand, a bit of glamour flows and.. it updates

"Much better."

"How do you do that? " Tziporah gapes

"Magic." A toothless grin.

Tziporah smirks "Fine. I'll make my own tale"

"I would encourage that, aye. All stories are true, in their way."

"Yeah, Caspian says stories have to be chased or they'll think you don't love them" She rolls her eyes "He's a bit silly" Fond

"He is. But I like him."

"I do too, but Fen says we shouldn't encourage him too much"

"Fen is not wrong."

"Hanah is.. a wonderful woman" Interesting change of topic?

"She is. How are you holding up? Mama calls me with stories, of course..."

A laugh 'Of course. She.. she's wonderful, Zara." She sobers" But I worry I'm.. .intruding. She's your mama"

"Do you remember Miriam?"

"I do, she's very brave." A nod "to cheer for that team"

"But Miriam is my birth-mother."