#elsewhere

"And trod? There is Bergen."

"Winter is going wild in Bergen but maybe" Clem says

"I'll just flash her there" Earl says "give me a bit of dross and that'll be enough. I'm not an invalid" A bit surly rumpus

"Fifteen, love."

He looks at his phone "13 accountted for"

"oh no, if two arre lost you can't waste more time on me" Halina says

Clem blinks "Wait, you'rre WORRIED about sluagh?"

"right of rescue applies to us all, Clem" Halia says "Even old foes"

"You do see why she couldn't stay there, aye?"

"I see it" Clem sighs

"Do you think the last two may still be in transit?"

"More likely they got out of their cagges and are hiding" Earl says "But we'll find them if ER doesnn't"

Zara rubs her face. "Coradel would take her."

"Here's what we do," Clem states "We blind fold Hilana... who is looking nearsighted, and you folk go by trod. the dreraming should recharge Earl and you and her.. and when you get on the other side, if she hasnn't killed you both, you're safe att E.R."

"Right. Seelie Varich are weird."

"it's freakingg me outt" Clem confesses then she looks at Halina "Honey, we're going to blind fold you and march you into a trod and haven. Don't make us regret it"

"I swear, should I oath that I intend no treachery?" she asks "i would have to finese the wording"

"No. I do not care for coerced oaths, nor casual ones."

"Well, then thank you for your trust." She says

And so it was, that Halina was blind folded, delivered to the farm, and set on the path of a trod with a farm born artist knight, and a sluagh! oh, and a puppy

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