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Gerd talks to the grandame of Rivervale and what trolls there are like. And of course Eirfrey has heard of it, and is impressed "Not too many trolls my age haven't heard of your Chieftain"

Nessa's unique kith, well, unique around here lights folks up. By now, everyone has heard of Centaurs at least as rumor, but few had seen one. It seems to amaze and delighjt folks to realize more dreams are among them in the flesh. Childlings in particular check her out. One pooka girl with stripes over her body and hooves needs her broken arm put in splint, and she gazes in wonder at Nessa

Nessa smiles, and helps, but there is a crinkle of concern on her forehead that deepens.

Brynn and Bryndan are more focused on nightmare hunting and slaying, but she can sometimes see them coming by and comparing 'score'

Bix is a healer too, but he's strongest with props and things so he ends up patching damage to stonework and homes

Ded Romeo, the 'sexy goth guy' sluagh volunteered and... then vanished. Possibly spying on folks

Oh yes!

Nessa seeks out Brynden in a rare moment of calm.

ANd, another rare kith, Yamna the Ifrit and afghan refugee came long. Though she's being escorted by Redfang

Bryndan is wiping nightmare gunk from his blade, "Healer Nessa, how goes the gentler side of the work?"

“Not as well as could be hoped.” She admits. “May I speak to you in confidence for a moment? I have a question that concerns, maybe, a matter of hospitality.”

He straightens "I see why you came to me. I place personal honor above hospitality but no Daireann discards it or is ignorant of it. Please, ask away" a smile "I think I have al ead on my falcon brother anyway"

Her brow knits up, and she speaks slowly, in a rhetorical tone. “If we have been requested- nay, demanded to lend aid to this county, it would be remiss for us not to take advantage of all of the tools necessary to do the job that has been asked of us, would it not?”

She continues… “Seeing that the freehold here is in such need of assistance, it may even be advised to take requisition personally, rather than waiting for a delay in supply chain that may cause suffering.”

"Mmmm" He ponders "I think if you ravaged a dreamer here, though not under the Baroness' demense, she'd still raise a fuss. Liam are funny that way. Don't advise it even if you need glamour"

She shakes her head. a deep frown of concern, and she looks, well, not up at the tall Sidhe, but straight over at him.

“We do not have enough dross. There are wounded waiting, injured. Some may have permanent scarring due to the delay. If we find another scene like we arrived upon, the healers may not be able to keep up. We could lose patients, Brynden!”

She STAMPS ont he ground, impassioned. “For what? For fireworks? The count has supplies.”

A smile at her fire, then he says "Stealing from your host is a big no no in my House, and frankly any decent people." A beat "However, he isn't our host, is he? He made demands for us to be SENT here. Our Baroness asked for volunteers to go. We volunteered to go, for her wishes and the sake of the common folk here. Argubly neither of these means we've been offered hospitality"

“I will take responsibility. I would never want anything to reflect poorly on Sparrow, but we cannot help to the best of our abilities without supplies.”

"How to you intend to have the property.. re-purposed?" He asks "I imagine it has guards"

“Who said ought of stealing? Perhaps We may find a way to requisition supplies as needed to do the requested work.”

“I thought perhaps… Ded Romeo? But I haven't seen him since he left the Blimp.”

"He's around, just leave a clue you're looking for him. " A nod "Would you like me to lure him out?"

“Oh, could you? I'm afraid I haven't the first clue how to.”

He nods "He hates this, but it works every time" he puts a hand to the side of his mouth to amplify "Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore ART thou, Romeo??!"

A moment later, a figure comes out, a good looking face, as sexy as a guy sluagh gets really "You are aware, sir knight, that's what some circles call a 'dick move'. It wasn't funny the last time either"

"Beg to differ" A smile from the Daireann "Nessa has need of your services. On authority of the baroness."

Ded Romeo looks at Nessa and assumes a 'sexy bad boy your mom warned you about ' posture "what's up?"

“Well… understand, please, if this doesn't go well? I take full responsibility that this request did NOT come from our Baroness.” And she explains the same to the sluagh.

"I see, you don't want me to steal it, but requesition. Forge a paper?" He asks in a whisper

“If we can't just slip past and get what we need…”

"Easy peasy" the sluagh whispers "Gerd is a master of portal passage. I'll go in, find the wall she needs to slip in by to smuggle it all out. while someone else makes a distraction."

"Allow me, please," Sir Bryndann grins "this should be FUN"

“Oh, Gerd! Do you think she would.,, technically, she is not part of Sparrow’s court…”

“I can be a distraction if needed?” Knowing that she is not built for stealth.

"Forgive me, but how skilled at subterfuge are you?" the knight inquires

A soft laugh if it's requested of her. “I couldn't lie if I was a rug.”

"Best let me do the distracting, Nessa, you manage the folks carting up on dross" the Daireann suggests

"Pardon?" Not understanding.

"It could be a lot" the knight explians, "More than a handful to be sure"

"Oh! Yes, I can carry. I have baskets of bandages, they can easily disguise anything else."

"Excellent... I'm sure Ded Romeo will tell us... when he's found the spot"

"And if anyone asks, I can honestly tell them I have healing supplies."

She looks over to Brynden again. "Thank you for understanding. I just couldn't... do nothing. I guess we could have written to Sparrow and she may have sent some, but to start that precedent..."

"Yes, there is a need, but her generosity should not pay for his extravagances."

"Nessa, i may look like an arrogant smug sidhe knight more interested in his glory than the good of other folks," the Daireann grins "And i am, but helping people is a REAL close second. So happy to happy to assist"

She beams at him. "Let's hope it works out."

It works out well... and Nessa suspects that her rough plan is successful because she leaves room to improvise and improve on it. Ded Romeo points out the location to Gerd, so they can pick the best portal passage spot.

She visits the injured and helps in cleanup, not shirking even unpleasant tasks as she waits to hear from the covert team.

And the Daireann goes out to distract guards and Count knights "I am Sir Bryndan ap Daireann! Better half of a powerful whole! Slayer of Nightmares, defender of the gates of Winds Bright and fierce! I walk in the path of sparrows, and do not fall! My blade ? A conductor's baton by which I lead to the orchestration of the fall of my foes, their blood on the soil my cresendo of a finale! I have swam with sharks in the dry soil, I have heard the owl 's call at midnight and called it to rest. I am the triumphant knight incarnate!"

BLINK. She can't help but be distracted by his posturing himself.