#fenixtj

And he does, well, he hobbles... but yes

The burro girl swallows and looks at Jessica with BIG eyes, then turns and bends over, apparently ready for her spanking

Jessica sighs. "No. Straighten up. What is your name?"

"My full name is Salma" She curtseys inelegantly

"Salma, do you have a home? Somewhere you wish to be?"

An aside. "Coy, will you please go find Sir Buce and ask him to come here?"

"Gladly, Freeholder... " He walks off, mentioning to Clem "it was all I could do not to stick a spear through Hagram's lips..bastard's a disgrace to all trolls" Mutter

Salma bites her lip "Are you a plane to the National Library of Mexico?" Her ears rise hopefully

"Am.... am I.... ??" Lost, she sighs. "Salma, I offer you sanctuary if you need it, and help getting where you wish to be if you don't. And food and drink, and a place to rest while we figure it out. I'm sorry, I'm not very good at pooka speak."

"Im sorry" she apologizes, "That's my fault." her ears fall again "This place is miserable since I came here" she gestures to the pretty things.

"It's not your fault." Jessica reassures her as the troll's eyes start to gentle to their normal sky blue.

She looks more hopeful. "So I'm not going to have a job here as whipping girl?"

"No, you are not. Definitely not."

"And you are welcome to stay here."

hoofsteps

small ones

THe donkey girl smiles "Gracious , Jeffe Trollzilla"

Dry, hair in braids thanks to some bogganish help, and a new pretty purple dress... Eleanor drags Ariel along to find the New Girl.

The new girl blinks and swallows. She is not attractive, what with her long ears falling behind her head, and that tail...which is hardly elegant. Her teeth seem a bit too prounced and crooked. She is a donkey pooka, not a swan or butter fly pooka

Jessica nods to the arriving childlings.

Ellie stands up proudly. "Hello. I am the Countess Eleanor Hyacinth de Violette. And this is my friend Ariel."

"Ladies, this is Salma. She's going to be staying with us a while."

"I am Salma, I'm your whipping girl...that's job security" The donkey girl says

Eyes wide with worry. A look at Jessica.

Ariel says "You are not getting whipped" Firm

"I won't! I'll be SO good! I'll do lessons."

Clem fights a proud look at something

"You won't, right? Countess Jessica?"

"You're not here as a whipping girl, Salma. You're safe here. And Eleanor, your actions do not determine what happens with or to Salma."

"A noble is always responsible for what happens to commoners, either through action or inaction."

Oh, that's a quote from SOMEWHERE.

"Commoners are responsible for ourselves but it's nice of you to care?" Ariel says

Salma looks relieved and gives Eleanor a hug

"I think it's different if they're not subject..." A little eyebrow scrunch.

"You may not be wrong, Eleanor, but as I'm the ranking noble, -I'm- the one in charge, and responsible, here."

She nods. "Yes, your Excellency."

"And.. hi, Salma." Blush.

"You smell like honey and barely" The little latina pooka girl says

"I do?" She sniffs her wrist.

Clem bends down and whispers something to Ariel. Ariel beams.

Then Ariel turns and sniffs her friend.. kinda "honey maybe?"

"Well, must be the hair."

Salma then turns to Jessica "Senorita boss lady? What are my chores?"

"That's to be determined." She glances at the others. "Could you ladies take Salma to the kitchen, make sure she gets something to eat?" And to Clem. "I need to make a phone call right quick. Can you excuse me?"

"Don't mind at all," Clem says

"Salma, have you ever had a churro?"

"Every Burro loves a churro" She says with a nod

"Oh! Just wait!" And she leads her TWO companions tot he kitchen. "Miss Maria, Miss Rosalita!"

Jessica disappears into her rooms.... and dials.

"Oh, you have a friend" The boggans fuss and introduce themselves