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Oh, a bit of light! Symon's face illuminated by the phone, he squints at the sudden brightness after a time of blissful dark. And then he frowns at the message, and responds with quick taps.

TXT: She at the lodge? Am at home. Packing.

TXT: She's around. I'll send her away to your domicle_

TXT: Don't. I'm not here. Have to get rid of some toxic chemicals before mom turns this into a storage shed. I'll go to the lodge.

TXT: Roger Doger oh Caterpillar of the Mountie

He stares at his phone, trying to decode, then just shakes his head and the light goes off.

And That's when Brekke gets a phone shoved in her face by tiffany , texts before her

She blinks, adjusting her focus from vision to tiny screen. She reads...then nods. "I see. Thank you." She offers the phone back to Tiffany. "Mountain, thank you for your efforts. I must return to the Lodge."

"I would have you join me, but I think the good Thane would object."

"I'll try to jump the wall later" He says

"Grrr" She says and kisses him on the cheek

And off Brekke goes to return to the lodge

(Back to RV)