#earthrunes

A few more gentle sounds to Samson, then she murmurs, "We'll both be right here." Then she steps out of the stall and over to the makeshift bed. "You thought right," she says to August. "Come and tell me."

She takes a seat atop the blankets.

He joins her "Samson has been attacked by Acheri who used a crow to spread its filth." soberly "I didn't want to start a panic."

OOC Mr. D please stop me if August says something he doesn't know.

A frown. "Acheri? Here?"

OOC: gets butterfly net ready so far so good 😉

Then she sighs. "Well, of course here."

"Well, no. That is, the crow was here, infected by Acheri. I can't say the Acheri was here."

"Hm. That actually makes sense. Such a nightmare would be mad to face us directly. It would be the last thing it did." Her tone becomes more aggressive as a target has been identified, if not located.

August may recall that Zara said the 'attack' was not personal, though Coradel might surely take it as such, but rather a general desire to spread misery

"I know I have fought them before." he murmurs "In the Dreaming, on the Borders."

He frowns and stands, shooting up suddenly. "Coradel, the grain Samson has.... where did it come from?"

A blink. "I...I think the same source we've used for years...." She turns and waves one of the stable staff over abruptly. "Find the records for grain orders, please, and bring them to me. Also bring the last person who made a grain order."

The pooka stable girl nods and makes a note though she looks a bit nervous. Understandible, as she is an equine pooka

((BRB))

"Sorry, Samson...." he removes the grain bucket "We'll get you something else soon. " he turns to Coradel "The crow infected the grain, perhaps not at the source, but in the bags. All the horses, anything that eats the grain, should don red as soon as possible and we should probably destroy the grain, order new."

She nods quickly and takes the grain bucket from him, giving it a glare before she dumps it into a covered trash bin. The order for red blankets and gear is given, and her tone makes all the staff jump to work. "I'll drive out to the feed store tomorrow and pick up a temporary supply personally."

"I'm almost certain it was the grain, so the hay and such should be fine."

"That much is a relief, at least."

And so the two settle down, food is handled for they and the horses... and plans are underway or at least made.

(End Scene)