#earthrunes

"Yes, he named Lily too" Gluminsky admits

"Feh, a deep regret."

Harrowstep glances at Miss Zara "At the time, there were few Alternatives"

"Aye. But there are, now."

"The Countess Harrowstep is unaware of such talk" The Countess sighs, but a smiles slips out of her mouth "Miss Ruxandra, on the other hand, is quite glad to know it"

A small smile back, and a respectful gesture of thanks.

seats are taken, and Mr. Gluminnsky comments "the library continues to thrive I see"

"Aye, we have had some successes.." Idle library chatter, Bronte updates.

(Pause)

"And I had the pleasure of welcoming a new sister to our family...." She relates the tale of Catatonia's chrysalis, and placement with Desdemona & Godfrey.

"Catatonia? What a delightful name" Ruxandra observes, "Will either of her mentors be joining us?"

"I had not invited them, because I thought to primarily discuss regional issues... "

"Indeed," Gluminsky agrees "We cannnot draw ALL our eyes here and expect to see "

"Ah, true," The Countess concedes

"Now... Miss Velvet, I believe, had aught to share..."

"First, I must tell thee, it is ..gathered from boggan gossip" She looks apologetic "And thus, needs must be filtered"

"Ah, that is not on you, little one" Mr. Glumisky says "At least you didn't get news from a sidhe"

"Do go on," The Countess encourages

Zara sips her tea.

"The namer Jeomry came to a most untimely end, he had two lovers, one suspected of the crime against him, the other revealed as Leanhaun."

She continues "the Duchess was said to have been in a sour mood days before this event, some say.." A glance to the Countess "that as a Beaumayn she had seen dark visions of calamity. Most curious... the method of death seems to be up for debate. Some say it was a collapse of stone work others.. poison"

"It sounds a vicious death."

"Alas, it is befogged ,varations abound"

"Mm. And seeing the past is a special skill."

Ruxandra is quiet, pondering "A skill I know more than one noble at the Ducal seat posseses. If a lover delivered the poison.. that is likely how they know she did it. "

"Has the body been questioned?"

"I know not" Velvet says

"Alas, I was ot invited to court" The Countess says "However, I can tell you that one gilly the satyress, that is he name of the commoner lover, is on the run"

"Interesting" Gluminski's eyes light up

"Indeed."

"I knew Gilly," Gluminnsky sips his tea "Not well, but I knew she had a ..patron among the nobles. I did not realize it was the namer, but it makes sense"

"Aye?"

"She lived lavishly for her station, " the sluagh says "She came to Jefferson briefly, wantinn to purchase somethin from me 'occulty'. "

"Occulty? Did she actually use that word?" Velvet scrunches her nose

" Alas," The grump says "She did"

Sigh

"I must confess, I unloaded less than my best on her to be rid of her. She didn't seem terribly bright"