#fenixtj

He nods and then says to his men "Lady Cadeva ap Fiona, send for her, she will be my eyes and ears on this as the Countess allows."

And Jessica's people , at her will, seize the Balor

"Please ensure she cannot use any Art or arm and take her to Fenix. You know the spot."

"Just the place" Jack agrees and they drag her off

The Baron's warriors stand down.

Save for a Fiona Jessica has seen once before. Cadeva bows, and the baron explains the sitaution. She says "Vaeltilde is safe, my lord"

"Good" He nods and sends her off

Jessica takes a deep breath. "I am going to take a few days to cool off, My Lord. I will send word before I take further action."

"My court will await that at your leisure. I know you have 'a full plate'"

"Oh, I will -make- time for this." A deep breath.

"Nevertheless, your idea of ..centering ones self for a time has merit, or at least it did for me. Let me know if I can be of further assistance. " A pause "Vaeltilde has taken a liking to your young ward."

"I will. And, I am glad. It is my hope they will have a bond, and work well together."

"I may surprise you by saying this, but so am I. Vaeltilde has had a shortage of friends here. It's good she is comfortable around one who might be her future liege"

"Agreed. And, Baron, thank you for your help in this matter."

"My duty to do so" He bows "But you are welcome. I myself am grateful to have at least one worm out of my woodwork"

An eyebrow. "You think you have more?"

"Every hold in your county has some I suspect, Countess, not cemented in positions of power, but be they anarchists, or servants of Noble Houses, freeholds are places of power, and thus always sure to draw the wrong sorts of people as well as the right ones. As rulers we work to mitigate the former while encouraging the latter. "

"A safe assumption." She acknowledges. "Excuse me, Baron. I should get back."

"Of course"He nods "And I should get to my own duties of the day" He does escort her to the trod, but there is nothing 'pushing' in it

As she goes, Jessica can see the unseelie here, redcaps drinking with an Ailil knight. A dark eyed satyr with a nipple piercing of a skull design enjoying some kind of black brew. She puts them a bit on edge. But they do appear comforted by the Baron. Respectful.

At the Trod, she pauses. "I look forward to visiting during the upcoming Tour, Baron."

"I hope we live up to the best of your expectations, Your Excellency"

She looks like she might say something else, but doesn't. "See you then." And she returns to Fenix.

And in she goes.

And just like that, the threat is dealt with, Sir Buce can be called off his escort duties. Holger however will conitnue to 'thane' about Ellie and the girls with brow set so adorably older trolls will want to pinch his cheeks. THey wouldn't, but they WANT to.

And Jessica -will- take some time to decompress and collect herself before dealing with the satyr and Sidhe. Let 'em sweat.

Sweat they well. And.. she does have a text from Duff TXT: I know you're busy, but let me know if you want lunch together

TXT: That would be nice.

TXT: Would you like it there or to go out?

TXT: Out

TXT: Remember the Cliff?

TXT: Pick me up.

TXT: Be there in fifteen.

Jessica takes 10 to quickly freshen up.

And her boyfriend shows up entering the hold

He is NOT dressed formally. Blue Jeans, Tight T

Jessica has changed to something similar, except shorts and a not-tight t-shirt.

"You look good," He jerks his head in her direction looking her over "And suited to the terrain "

"Thanks." a little tightly. Yeah, she needs to get out of the Freehold.

He can tell.. and leads her the motorcycle with the side seat. Yes, it has a cooler /basket with it. Smells GOOD

She figures out how to fit herself in among the goods.

Oh those are moved and strapped... so she has the seat to hersself ""I've got it. "

"Thanks." She says again.

"De Nada... Let's catch that wind" And soon, she is . Racing along from the city, into the clearer higher air. Wind in their faces.

She closes her eyes and lets the motion of the ride blow some of her cares away.

Sun and wind... it's cleansing.

It works; slowly, but it does.

The sensation of movement lessens as they slow, then stop on that cliff he showed her way back when. It can be a dangerous spot should one intrude on a drug deal, but other than that, and maybe coyotes, few come up here.. and franky any drug dealers would NOT want to piss either of them off right now

She opens her eyes.

There's that view.. the city to the side, the valley (and drop) before her, and just beyond that the sea. It's a bit chillier here but at this time of the year, that's a good thing