#earthrunes

He does, and claps his hands softly in delight at seeing Lacrima. "You found her! Oh, joy! Lady, " This to the sluagh, the informal for a lady, not a Baronial address, "I have been seeking you."

"Fifteen?" she says to the sluagh. "Where are the rest?"

Coradel reaches to take one of Vince's hands. "You know about all this?"

what a beauty This sluagh is... Vince can tell. He hopes the lady Charity is helping cleans up so nicely, but then, every woman does!

"Five to play amongst the babbling books, one to rest in the garden. Another upon mine own sweet pillow, and this one I've come to Pardon." He rhymes as he bows and kisses Coradel's hand.

She smiles at the kiss, then nods. "That makes eight, then. I wonder where the rest got to."

He looks to Rollo, "On what crime is the lady held?"

"Oh, she's not anymore, Vince. I just had Rollo release her. Come, let us go find your kithmates," she says to the beautiful, sad woman.

"Well, uhm... the baron says she attacked him and the bbaroness why they sleptt" Rollo shrugs

Vince looks aghast. "That is a crime?! Oh, then you must clap me into the stocks!"

"I do THAT at least once a week." He says, with a wide grin.

A gentle swat at Vince's shoulder.

"I did not" Lacrima Mourn protests "I was encaged"

"Regardless, I am releasing her. If the Baron finds you, Thane Rollo, before I have a chance to tell him, please explain that it's on my order."

"Sure thing, Baronness"

He takes the swat with a grin, and then offers Lacrima his arm. "Your kinsmen rest in the dead woods that speak, and are waited upon by Pages. Shall I escort you to them?"

She moves to depart the dungeon, releasing Vince so he can escort the sluagh more easily.

Lacrima Mourn says "My fellows? Oh yes, please"

"As these guests seem to have come at the behest of the Librarian, it is to her realm of tea and tranquility I have lead them." He explains to Coradel.

Rollo says "I think 3 more are with Emma. She's protective of the little one"

"Yes, she mentioned a troll and a sluagh. I do hope they're well. Very daring of her, especially, to venture among the Varich." Her tone is one of admiration.

"A little one?" He frowns in concern. "Rollo, please see that Enri and Isis see to her."

A nod to Rollo, "That's eleven, then."

"Fine idea, Vince," Coradel nods.

"Our sweet marsupial can do no wrong, but even so, she may yet be a touch tall to understand."

"I'll wake the kids" Rollo says "Hell of a day"

Lacrima Mourn looks at the Baroness "Forgive me, but I will be skittish about your paramour for a time despitte your own kindness"

"Oh, it is early, isn't it? Perhaps don't wake them yet, but bring them to the little one around breakfast time."

"Many are," she says easily to the sluagh. "I will forgive you for it if you endeavor to overcome that urge as much as possible, as quickly as possible. I think he might be excused for being cautious of a caged interloper?"

Rollo says "Also we had someone using maggic to braiwash folks, the Boss has a right to be cautious"

"Mm, yes, I heard she's now on squeaking terms with our master of hunt?"

"Heh.. loveed that" Rollo says

Vince will lead Lacrima off - to the library with her, then he will seek any others not accounted for.

Miss Mourn sigghs "I shall endeavor to be kind and forggivigg, Baroness. For your sake"

And off she goes

it would appear all the banging and clanging of cages has woke up more than a few folks.

A nod and a gesture of farewell (for now) as the two go to the library.

"I suppose there may be some that landed in places that haven't been found yet...oh!" A smile. "Come with me as I check the stables."

She's already headed in that direction, her imperious stride at odds with the soft pad of her slippers.

She finds Daria, the centauress near the stables trying to break a cage open with a hoof

"Daria, you found one?" Coradel hurries closer to get a look.

"heelllp" a whisper

"I'm TRYING to help" Daria says tthen looks up "Hello, Barroness. We have a sluagh just appeared. I thought the box was a target"

"Well, it seems we have quite a number of sluagh who arrived, and it sounds as if they're all courtesy of a certain troll and sluagh pair. But I think you're likely hurting her ears with your hooves. Thane Rollo, how did you get Ms. Mourne free?"

"Ah, hold on.. I got a chisel and smaller hammer with me. Cover your ears in there" and wham tink chip

And another slauh is free. this one is not as lovely as the other, but she comes out ready to run OR fight

toned and muscular, for her kith

"There, you're out, and you're safe. And I believe that's twelve, now."

"I ..wouold feel better with a weapon.. where arre we? " this girl hisses

And so it is explaied to her