#fenixtj

"We need a little one to shove around" Half joking

"Glad to hear you have a corby." she says honestly "Kith-groups are important support."

"You feel like you got enough trolls around here, Boss? I mean, Coy and Constance.. and Holger. I know that Sir Charles guy visits Ariel anow and then"

"Oh, sure." she nods "I'm good."

"Just sometimnes folks wonder if you would prefer we used lodge terms. Chief Jessica at the Fenix Lodge and that sorta thing" Clearly not understanding how lodges work but Phobos is trying

"No, but thanks. This isn't a Lodge."

"What's the diff?" Honestly curious

She blinks. "Um."

"A lot. I'm the only troll leader here; Lodges have a triad of troll leaders. And there are traditions and mores in a Lodge that we don't have here."

"So you left because you disagreed with lodges" Demos nods "Makes sense"

"No, that's not why I left."

"Demos, don't you remember what the troubadours sang 'Westward she wander to escape the long shadow, High among spiders she crawled. Westward she wanted to seek her EL Dorado, not looking for gold but a cause'"

Phobos tuts as his brother

Jess rubs the base of her horns. "Something like that."

APparently at least one song out there is about her

"Anyway. Good to hear things went well here. I guess I'll check on the prisoners."

"Okay. We'll escort ya. Safety feature"

"Sure." She doesn't need cover INSIDE the Freehold, but... she doesn't argue.

And off they go.

The prisoners are well fed, clean, and even have been given books to read

"Hello everyone." she greets them.