#earthrunes

"Merely to sling mud?"

Voices call out "Crafting Judging to begin...."

"Oh man we have like four folks in that" Ivory says

"Ah, of course. Much as I'd like to pursue this now...it can wait, and the judging will not. Pardon me, all."

Some bow and off she goes

She gives August a kiss that lingers just enough to be playfully enticing...and then strides off to the crafts judging.

"Okay" Tizzy says to Zara in a whisper"I knew she'd be hot, I didn't know she'd be ALL that"

"Coradel is... an experience, aye."

"Rather like a hurricane."

August follows in Coradel's wake....

"Hurricane Fiona before there was one" Earl says "And tomorrow, she'll be in silverwolf jousting"

"We can skip that one, aye?"

"Unless there's a spider olympics there we don't know about" Earl assures her "No need. I think we've socialized enough. THough my family may show up for their dogs or even horses... I think they'll forgive me rooting from afar"

"Perhaps they should be warned?"

A nod "Yes, but i may have to hold them back from avenging the family honor"

"I shall keep an eye on those two."

"Too bad we couldn't follow them" He ponders

"Mmmm..."

She may notice a certain arachnid wonder is not present, her oldest and truest 8 legged friend

"I'm SO going to tell this story" Tziporah says

"Give it time to play out, bubala."

"Argh" She says "I burst with inspiration and revenge" still a teenager

"But best to see how the story ends?"

"mmm you're just worried I'll make your hunt harder with my big mouth" She sighs "Fine, but I get to hear the end even if I'm not there for it. Deal?"

"Fair enough."

A nod proud "Okay. Uhm, we lost the Baron, wow he's cute"

"He gets that a lot" Earl says

"But should we get back to shopping ourselves? Or mabe sir Earl set up his paintings?"

"Oh, aye!"

"Well, I suppose" Earl nods "You ladies go shopping, I'll set up my gallery" He takes Zara's hand and looks into her eyes "Until the last leaf drops from the tree of our lives, I will love you, and even then, the land will remember the feel of the roots of our devotion"

She nuzzles his hand, and lightly kisses his knuckles. "Oh, I hath found thee before. I can find thee again."

"May I never escape your gaze unless it delights you to hunt me in turn" And he kisses her gently, no doubt he'd do so more but, well, others are there

Wehn they part, he gives her a look of love and desire, and then says "Ladies" And off he goes

Zara watches him go, and then... to books!

Tziporah gets yanked along "Yoink" And off to books they go

Of course, these are old books that nearly were past legibility now restored! The mix of age preserved, like a crone that refuses to die

Clearly, Bronte is going to be one happy Bookwyrm!

(End Scene)