#fenixtj

"Speaking of which, are there any specific mentors you wish to assign to any of the others?" Rosa says "the new ones I mean?"

Jessica takes a deep breath. "Thank you, Rosa. I should have thought of that before now. Yes, certainly but I'll need to figure it out. Give me a few minutes; I'll get some paper."

"No rush, they were in no condition before now to be taken so" Marie points out "Only now are they coming to them selves"

"I might as well get to it. Is there anything else?"

"Minor things. I was wondering if you prefered the Californian Wine or the Italian? A chose of reds. "

"Oh. Um. No, I don't think I have a preference."

"Oh,also, how do you feel about Coffee from Brazil?"

"It's.... fine?"

"Mmm" he nods "And the blend they use at Rivervale?"

"It... I don't.... Kerri gets it. I think from the grocery store."

"I'll inquire of her then. See what her usual selecion is. "

"Why? The coffee we have is good...."

"I thought comfort drink? But .. okay" He smiles

"Thank you, Diego, but it's not necessary." A small and somewhat distracted smile.

"It keeps me working honestly" he says

"Well, then maybe it is necessary. You do what you think it best."

"I hope you like it" he says and nods as she goes off to get her papers

She's got a work space with a table set up in a room not far from the Balefire. She settles in and makes a list of every childling in Fenix. She starts to consider mentors.....

An Ailil sidhe.. but he's also the most fraggile of them. A nocker girl who is actually doing well, but has bonded with Tex. Ah, then there is Adler. A sluagh boy who seems more serious than Ahpuch

She frowns at the page, and jots a few more names down; those she can remember for Skyhook.... a few at the Pit? Any at Sunkissed Waves?

Sunkissed is where mos unseelie nobles go. Skyhook is quite busy and buzzing with nockers (and some boggans and a few others)

She thinks, trying to bring the childlings in those places to mind.

Well, young Vaeltilde is Aeisn and a childling

Of course Onyx is fragile. An unseelie hold plays rouggh in other ways. tricky .. would it stir the Ailil or hinder him?

And the Pitt would welcome him, Mitra is Eiluned, they are a sister house to the Ailil

But that is an angry hold

MMm that would be nice.

It would; they see each other, but Jess is aware that Mitra isn't at Fenxi anymore.

She miht wonder what her friend would say of Duff's ignoring her orders...

That thought riles her again, and she fumes quietly.

How dare he disrupt her thoughts!

No, her outrage is centered on the instructions she gave, his knowing that, and doing it anyway.

How dare he disrupt her orders!

She focuses on returning her attention back to the children.

Duff is suprisingly good with kids when he tries to be. Face painting and all

She scribbles notes...doodles in the margins

True, she has reach all over the County. Maybe the Duchy if he Duke wishes o aid. And Duff has connections too...

..son of a bitch.

Duff is NOT mentoring, or suggesting mentors, or SUPPLYING mentors. she thinks firmly.

And that is that! He has lost the right, no, lost the privilege! Thank GOD Holger is learning from others insead of Duff as a rolemodel

Jess -is- grateful for that.

And so she loses her self in work.. Duff Free work!

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