#earthrunes

"See what befell before? Tzip taken from home"

"They left a letter in the box"

be right there.

And, as he remembers the Gerd is out of town, and Earth Runes is inland,

be there as soon as i can.

"Thank you"

She texts Hannah's address to Symon. with "Home"

Meanwhile....

Earl has been left to sleep, while Zara sits in the middle of her crooked room.

Her phone buzzes, a call from Symon. It has been a couple hours since they spoke.

She's pulled the curtains shut, making the room even darker.

"Aye?" She answers.

"We're in Scarsdale. Here is what we found out... .. .... .... ... ...."

"Siv says we can go to the storage unit, it's not far from here. But... you tell us. Your sister, your rules, your vengeance." He whispers into the phone.

"My thanks. I knew you were closer to home than I, and could see... the unit, aye, perhaps from thence she was taken? Would it tax too much to glance there?"

"One could try to pressure the courier, but his knowledge might be limited."

"We can go look - even better, I can send you pictures, or a video, if that helps..."

"Aye. I am trying to find her in a tattletale, if the phone goes to voicemail..."

"Consider it done."

"My thanks, Denier."

Zara owns a crystal ball. Because of course she does.

If she didn't have one before she's gotten a birthday gift in the past

(Because, of course they would)

A polaroid of Zara and Tzipporah is propped up against one of the candles.

As she works and spins her tattle tale, she gazes upon an image of the back of some shop, a supply area of some store.

Zara nudges the 'lens' around a bit, looking for the eshu.

There's her sister, bound and gagged and looking.. wait, what is this black spot? she is breathing slow, gray

there's a dimness where the tattletale doesn't want to go

but her sister looks more mortal than Eshu

Zara pushes some glamour into the cantrip, trying to see more of the dark spot.

The banality is intense...

"Da'an , open my eyes..." She pleads, ceding control to be a more pure vessel for the magic.

Cold iron. Those idiots have her near Cold iron!

They don't seem aware of it.. she can make out two mortals playing cards, both trying to cheat the other

Zara pulls back, hastily looking for where the store is. An entrance, a sign...

South Fork Scrap Emporium says the sign, the image much easier to read now... she has the address too

She breaks the cantrip hastily.

Willows? She's in Willows?

Zara is checking the address - town, okay, Willows is a mess...

Looks like the internet isn'taffected by the mess. Baton Rouge LA

"Baton Rouge."

She goes over to the bed and shakes Earl's shoulder. "My Love?"

Earl stirs "No vince, I don't want to stroke your mustache.." Then he wakes "What? Oh.. Zara Hi.." But he notes her mood "What's wrong?"

"We must needs go to Baton Rouge."

"Baton Rouge" He starts to get dressed BEFORE asking questions "Okay. We've been to Lousiana before... have we been at it's capitol?"

"I think the closest twas New Orleans..."

"The cemetery, after all."

"Oh that's not so far... we may have to arrange a flight from one to the other. or a bus ride... " he says now ready "WHy are we going to Baton ROgue?"

"There's iron."

"They have her with iron."

Earl pales "Her? Who is her?" However he is now grabbing extra dross