#fenixtj

"You're not lying, I didn't tell her. But somehow she guessed, Mother's intuition?"

"Brekke Shacklebreaker" He says "is easy to underestimate"

"Mmm." Agreement.

A sigh. And a nod. "Moms have power, even when not chieftains. Trust me on that one."

And a glance around their little gathering. "Did someone pull the short straw of talking to the Chieftain about the use of the Fenix Bale?"

"Sorry, Countess." Shaking her head. "Still in RV mode."

"I don't think we have" He says "And that could be a problem" He admits

"It is for her sister."

Zara.. well, off she goes, seeking jessica.

"Oh, uh.... well. " A glance at Zane. Once the sluagh has turned a corner, she asks him in a lowered voice. "This is one of Siv's friends? You trust her? She seems nice and all... just... had to ask. I don't know her from A- ...from anyone on the street."

"Who, Zara? Yeah, one of Siv's best friends I'm thinking. THough it's hard to tell, I think they quested together"

"And you share a teacher? Mountain Emmitt seems a real good judge of character." She seems a bit reassured.

"Thanks" he says "I mean, I know that wasn't meant to be a compliment to me but..." A grin

She snorts. "He DOES have a bad eye. Maybe you just stay to one side."

A chuckle "Zara's creepy, and I think she's got more spoons in the cauldron than anyone knows but .." he pauses "If I'm trying to be a white light, she's mist that braves the shadows and walks away the darkness none the wiser."

"How's that.. suitably wizard sounding?"

"You're trying to be all poetical again." She comments. A small smile.

And in a sing-song tone, like a softly lilting dirge,

The mist that braves the shadows, and walks the dark paths tall,
The pale witch at her cauldron, with spoons enough for all.
Yea, watch that you don't cross her, for even soft of speech,
She knows and shall be watching, with none beyond her reach....

Her cousin looks surprised, then impressed!

Her fingers twitch as though playing strings on her fiddle... and she looks momentarily cross. "And you know I'll have forgotten the tune by the time I'm home again..." A sigh.

"I'll help remind you" He says with assurance.

"I think I may need a water-proof whiteboard in the shower, too. I get all my best twiddles at the worst times. Adam would..." She cuts off and frowns a little, turning away. "I should have asked the Chief to check in on him. Maybe she could ask him to patrol or something... he gets into these funks..."

"I'll check on him again when we save Siv"

She sighs, and gives him a small smile. "You're a good friend. I'm sorry, I'll try to.. no, I will. I'll focus."

"Hey, McCormicks and Wayburtons... we got this"

A smile and she leans in to lightly butt her horns against his. "You've got this, cuz, and your pale witch. We're along for the ride."

He laughs "I am SO a freshmen to her Senior..hell to her college student working on professor, but thanks. "

"You've got it in your soul though. I can see it as clear as my love for music. You know that old chestnut about putting a few things in front of a baby to see what they reach for, and that's the path their life will take? It's like, Satyrs get a drinking horn, a rattle, a book, or they reach for mama's tatas and Oedipus knows what that means. No one thinks to put a wand on the blanket, or you'd have had your passion revealed sooner. But I don't have to be a seer to see that you're going places." A small smile, and she hs to add, "Or if you flunk out, I'll let you do parlor tricks as an opener for my concerts."

"Oh for a moment the joke was the first thing I grabbed was my own staff" A chuckle

A laugh! "You're terrible." But, fondly.

"So, how long do you think I might need to play for you to get your spell underway and work the... good juju? I have to plan out what songs... or at least an idea... or a medley. I mean, I can also wing it."

"Have at least ten minutes of material. Hopefully it won't take that long once we get it going"

"A ten minute set. I can do that." She muses.

"It needs to be ...well, no I won't tell YOU what sort of music best but obviously negativity is no no"

"No... I felt, something inspirational, something upbeat... a song of the sea... maybe more than one... maybe something about, like, Respect for women? But I wasn't sure if I should focus on that, or more on re-capturing who you are... who she is."

"There's a good one about rescuing someone, about survival, and saving... remind her that beyond everything that happened, she DID win, and saved the victims..."

Watching Zane, obviously interested in his reaction, and input.

"I think that's not bad... maybe the song that reminds who sshe is , how good she is, should mention she's aw woman? If she one woman is good, then it might help break the dam to share that same consideration for other women"

She nods, and settles back... tuning her guitar softly and humming as she thinks this over.