#earthrunes

"Please let me know how the omen goes when you do it" The little girl asks

"Shall you build it with me?"

"OH" A smile, "WIth tea leaves?"

"Well! That sounds like a plan."

The girl asks "Shall we do it now? I have the tea leaves" She lifts her cup to demonstrate

"Interesting. Miss Lily, what do you think?"

Her face scruches, "Cutinnn up a book seems wrong, but the part about the forbidden seems interesting"

"Don't I know it."

"it took a sword of power. Do we have a sword of power?"

"Well, I have a pen..."

"Yes, that should be mighier"

Mmm there are too many variations of the symbols at this time.

"It's.... not entirely clear, but I do believe Bronte will be safe if you experiment. You might not be.."

"oh" realization "I had not thought of that" She pouts "A bit of danger is fine, but I can't be late for supper or my parents shall fuss"

"I hope the gglamour I Put into it earlier did't make the symbols harderr"

"Nay... sometimes, Da'an does not wish to reveal too much."

"Fate is NOT tame."

"It's trying to get us on an adventure?"

A smile. "Adventure matters."

"I would love one I think. " She says "Connor ggoes on adventues all the ime. Either that or he doesn't but he is so ood at lying I think so. He's nenver mean about it"

"Connor has not a mean bone in his body."

"yes. it's endearingg and makes it funn to pick on him juuust a little," then her eyes narrow "thouh if anyone hurt him, I should have to terrorize them a year for each hair on his tail."

"One does not hurt a sluagh's friend and get a happy ending. "

Zara nods. "Precisely. We protect our turf."

"And those we hold dear are as much or territory as our warrens and crawlspaces."

"yes, sometimes they don't need to know we claimed them. the denier keeps his very close to his chest, but I see. if one hurt dagmar, what he did would be epic"

"Oh dear. He has a pet troll? They are so stubborn..."

"yes, I do believe he didn't realize how attached he'd gotten until it was too late." A sad shake of her head, "I do not thinnk his affliction is as bad as yours"

"I do not think so. But trolls DO think that they are protecting you."

"Oh yes, though Dagmar IS nice, and she respects the Denier. She calls him loki. he likes that, but tries to hide how it pleases him." She ponders "He's been a good mentor to me, he is.. well, a boy, but he's cunning and fun"

Zara nods.

"I think... before you attempt to cast on the molt, you need a place with no boys and much magic."

"You wish to be a witch, nu?"

"Who doesn't? Who of quality, anyway"

"Ah - indeed, who of quality." Zara roses, and crosses to retrieve an elegant pointy silver and ecru hat.

Her little eyes go VERY Wide

Zara offers a hand out to Lily.

"Oh, wait please just a momet" She reaches into her pack and starts to write "If I am to be late for supper I must leave a note"

"Aye. Quatre may deliver it."

"thank you, quatre," She says, as she writes out a note for her family

Then it is handed to Quatre, and she turns to take Zara's hand

Hand in hand, the River puts on the hat and steps Beyond with Lily in tow!

And they vanish...

and after? A youngg woman sensing the magic as only an Eiluned can, looks about. She is titleless, worthless by some standards, yet the Baroness told her to follow mysteries hat would open.

and while the haven has wary eyes on those with titles... well, Minerva has none

(End Scene)