#fenixtj

"Oh like that's happening. " Siv says "I'll stick around, thanks"

" that's what I mean." She speaks carefully, clearly. " wait here with our friends and go back with them." Then she speaks to the Sidhe. "Let me know when you have what you can get."

"i'm staying with you regardless just so we're clear" Siv says not taking chances on a misundwerstanding.

Mitra casts a dictum on the boggart, "Answer all questions honestly"

Siv winces at the dictum even though it's not directed her

at her

Jess nods at Mitra to proceed.

Questions are asked.. the answer "I don't know" are followed by Mitra "Who do you suspect? what did you notice?" and so on.

A faint smile. Mitra is the right person for this job.

It becomes quite clear, the mission was not so much to kidnap the freeflame, or the holder... but to kidnap the daughter of Sir Franklyn ap Liam

Siv 's eyes narrow at the boggart at that

Jess carefully does -not- look at Siv next to her.

"I suspect it was a grudge,"The Boggart continues "Weird thing? Not sure she ever met him... but she sure hates him. Mask or no, you can tell in the voice."

She nods "And you met her at..."

The location in pacifica is given.

Siv gives a soft nod, obviously memorizing hte location

When Mitra has exhausted her options, she turns to Jessica "I think we have a profile on the who, a location on the where and a time on the when. None immediately helpful if the employer has any sense. Is there anything else you want of this creature or shoudl I ask Demos to dispatch him?'

Jessica huffs.

"We're done here." Jessica pushes herself to stand, carefully.

Demos nods, and kills the Thallian with a punch to the throat

"Looks more like a street fight thing" he explains

Jessica nods. "Ok. Let's get back."

Get back they do, Siv is surprisingly quiet, save for the infrequent grimace from her ankle. Fenix welcomes them , a wind from the door as the enter that carries the glamour of the balefire. This is a place of healing...but Fenix worries...if a balefire can worry, for the holder.

"Fontaine, perpare the spring and sauna treatment for these two, if you would please?" Mitra says

"You first," Siv says to her sister, "I'm just a tourist"

"Yeah, like that's going to fly." Jessica shakes her head. "Together or you first."

"Fine, together, we can soak..." She goes in "aww, he's wearing pants."

"They make me" A sulk "But first, your wounds..."

"Jeeze, Siv...."

The healing magics in the hold are second to none, it's not just 'wham bam, heatherbalm, ma'am' but ... of late, even more potent. Siv floats and seems to stop stressing about Bancroft. Her sister has provided options she hadn't be fore. Jessica herself feels her ribs easing and resetting in the water with the balefire sending warmth even through the liquid... and also a kind of serenity, not impossed, but a sense of the weight being shared. Fenix is getting..well, if not stronger, more active. Perhaps in competition with her more aggressive sibling, the Pit.

Jess allows herself a small smile, thinking of the Bale, and promising herself a long visit.

"Siv. We'll have to talk about this."

"no kidding" The two of them are alone right now, fontaine having set the magic in motion "Sis, this bitch is trying to use you, at least I think you were the target, against dad. As a hostage... 'take her alive' 'don't kill, jub'?"

"I think they were after -you-." She offers.

"Not sure about that...no one knew I was coming, and I can't be scryed"

She shrugs. "They didn't want me, Freeflame, or the Holder here.... they wanted dad's daughter."

"That's what I mean, seemed like the fact you were the holder was how they knew to find you, but not the reason to take you. Sis? You're the legend. I'm the cipher." a smile

Jessica opens an eye. "You think that makes you safe? Or without interest?"

"I think it makes me less likely to be known, sis. Look, we can debate about who is the lucky girl, but the real challenge is... how do I tell dad about this?"

"-We-"

A soft roll of her eyes "How do we tell dad about this?"

"By phone?"

"you are so... pragmatic" A sigh "I mean... how do we try to pitch it? HEY dad, one of your two daughters, we disagree about which, is being hunted by wahat we assume is an old enemy of yours?"

" I mean, easy for you to do. I swear he and Jaymes were looking over blue prints for a dungeon the other day. You're here. They might be able to use it on me" Exagerating but the gist is there

"Stay-home pressure? Been there. Mom's more subtle. I ended up moving to Africa."

A snicker

"yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll be visiting at least once a season or my name is mud," Siv sighs "Mum is... well, she tries to give more. You and she are a lot more alike than she and I am. In attitude and sometimes in that set look. She and I barely understand each other at times,m but she tries and... that means everything." A sigh "Dad? Dad is a bundle of nerves half the time and it's gotten to the point when he is just joking I'm assuming he's serious. I worry I'm getting too high strung- though my goodness this soak is helping with that. " happy sigh "Okay, so we tell dad the truth...shit." A sigh "They're going to want to know why I came here and I didn't want to tell them about Bancroft's ..offer"

"You were supposed to come visit me."

"Yeah, but not without telling them and not until school was over."

"Still.. yeah I can be vague and cross fingers"